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SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, GAURANG KANTH
Vinod Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State (GNCT of Delhi) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
GAURANG KANTH, J.
1. The present Appeal has been preferred by the Appellant under Section 374(2) of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.P.C’) impugning the Judgment dated 24.05.2022 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Judgment’) and Order on sentence dated 08.07.2022 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’) passed by Sh. Pooran Chand, learned Additional Sessions Judge-02 (West), Tis Hazari Court, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘Trial Court’) in Sessions Case No. 57716/2016, titled as State v. Vinod Kumar, emanating from FIR No. 154/2016, registered in PS Punjabi Bagh under Section 302/34 of Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’) and 25/27/54/59 Arms Act.
2. By way of Impugned Judgment, the Appellant was convicted by the learned Trial Court for committing the offences under Section 302/34 IPC and 25/27/54/59 Arms Act. Vide the Impugned Order, the Appellant was sentenced to : (a) rigorous imprisonment for life for offences under Section 302/34 IPC along with fine of Rs. 10,000/-, in default of which a further rigorous imprisonment for 6 months; (b) to rigorous imprisonment for one year for offence under Section 25 Arms Act
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