SONU@ PANCHU@ LANGDA vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 04.05.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 07.05.2026 + CRL.A. 76/2026 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 138/2026 SONU@ PANCHU@ LANGDA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Shailesh Chandra Jha, (DHCLSC), Advocate. Versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for the State with SI Brij Mohan, P.S. Subzi Mandi. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. In this appeal filed under Section 415(2) and 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, accused no. 1 (A1) in SC No. 1093/2018 on the file of the Special Judge, NDPS-01 (Central), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, assails the judgment dated 05.06.2025 and order on sentence dated 09.09.2025 as per which Signature Not Verified CRL.A. 76/2026 Page 1 of 20 Signed By:KOMAL DHAWAN Signing Date:07.05.2026 15:03:56 he has been convicted and sentenced for the offence punishable under Section 308 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (the IPC). 2. The prosecution case is that on 16.07.2018 at about 11.30 pm at Gautam Gali near House No. 513, Kabir Basti, Malka Ganj, Delhi, the accused persons four in number (A1 to A4), in furtherance of their common intention, abused PW2 and attempted to murder him by stabbing him with a knife on his right thigh with the intention and knowledge and under such circumstances that if the act caused death would be guilty of murder. Hence, as per the charge-sheet/final report, the accused persons were alleged to have committed the offences punishable under Sections 307 and 506 read with 34 IPC. 3. On the basis of Ext.PW12/A FIS/FIR of CW1, given on17.07.2018, Crime no. 208/2018, Subzi Mandi Police Station, that is, Ext.PW1/A FIR was registered by PW1, Assistant Sub Inspector. PW6, Sub Inspector (SI) was e