PARAS NATH & ORS. vs STATE OF DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 02.04.2026 Pronounced on: 18.05.2026 CRL.A. 525/2002 PARAS NATH & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. M.L. Yadav, Advocate (DHCLSC) with Mr. Prashant and Mr. Piyush Saini, Advocates. versus STATE OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for the State with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Advocate and Insp. Yunus Javed, PS Keshav Puram. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. The present appeal is filed by the appellants against the judgment of conviction dated 27th May, 2002 and the order on sentence dated 28th May, 2002 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi [“trial court”], in Sessions Case No. 83/1999, arising out of FIR No. 167/1999 registered under Sections 302/307/34 of the Indian Penal Code [“IPC”] and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act, 1959 at Police Station Keshav Puram. 2. At the outset, it is noted that appellant Paras Nath passed away during the pendency of the appeal, and accordingly, the appeal qua appellant Paras Nath stands abated. Crl. A. 525/2002 3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 21st May, 1999, at about 10:07 PM, a