STATE vs GANGA SHARAN

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 29.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 04.05.2026 CRL.A. 35/2018 STATE .....Appellant Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for the State with PSI Manjeet Dhaka, PS Seelampur. versus GANGA SHARAN .....Respondent Through: Mr. Archit Upadhayay, Advocate (DHCLSC) with respondent in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. In this appeal filed under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (the Cr.P.C.), the respondent/State in Sessions Case No. 556 of 2009 on the file of the Metropolitan Magistrate, North East District, Karkardooma Court, Delhi, assails CRL.A. 35/2018 2. The prosecution case is that on 04.12.1995 at 09:00 PM at G.T Road, Opposite Gurudwara New Seelampur, the accused drove truck bearing registration no. UP-15D-9150 in a rash and negligent manner so as to endanger human life and personal safety and knocked down one Pawan Kumar Jaiswal who was riding a two-wheeler. When the rider fell on the road, the accused is alleged to have caused his death by running the truck over his head. Hence, as per the charge-sheet/final report, the accused was alleged to have co