Mohd.Wasim v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
Robbery appeal: appellant convicted under Sections 392/34 read with 397 IPC for snatching a phone with knife. Since prosecution records showed the co-accused used the knife, conviction under Section 397 was set aside, sentence reduced to time already served.
What did the court decide?
Conviction under Section 397 IPC set aside; Section 392/34 conviction upheld and sentence reduced to period already undergone.
What the court decided
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- IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
- Date of decision: 26th May, 2025
- CRL.A. 67/2011 MOHD.WASIM .....Appellant Through: Mr. Rajat Aneja and Mr. Abhinav Chauhan, Advocates.
versus
THE STATE .....Respondent Through: Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP for the State. Insp. Yakub Khan, PS NDRS ND.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA
JUDGMENT
AMIT SHARMA, J. (ORAL)
- This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
- The present appeal has been filed under Section 374(2) of the CrPC assailing the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 04.12.2010 and 07.12.2010 respectively, passed by the learned ASJ-01, North Delhi arising out of SC No. 83/2009 in FIR No. 269/2009 under Sections 392/397/34/411 of the IPC registered at PS New Delhi Railway Station.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the appellant could be convicted under Section 397 IPC when the prosecution attributed use of the deadly weapon to co-accused Javed.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Mohd. Wasim
- respondent
The State
Coram
Amit Sharma
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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