* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 8^th December, 2022 Decided on: 20th March, 2023 + CRL.A. 1063/2019 CHANDER SHEKHAR JADHAV @ SHEKHAR ..... Appellant Represented by: Mr. Harsh Prabhakar (DHCLSC), Mr.Anirudh Tanwar, Mr. Dhruv Chaudhry & Mr. Adeeb Ahmad, Advs. versus STATE ..... Respondent Represented by: Mr. Laksh Khanna, APP for the State.

Inspector Subhash Kumar, PS Gazipur.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE POONAM A. BAMBA MUKTA GUPTA, J.

1. By this appeal, the appellant challenges the impugned judgment of the Trial Court dated 16^th July, 2019 by which, the appellant Chander Shekhar was convicted for murder of Harsh Vardhan @ Lala, as also the order on sentence dated 20^th July, 2019, whereby the appellant was sentenced to imprisonment of life along with fine of ₹10,000/- and in default whereof, simple imprisonment for three months for offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”). The two other accused persons Sushil Sharma @ Bali Pandit and Pankaj @ Rajan were acquitted by the Trial Court vide judgment dated 16^th July, 2019.

2. In nutshell, facts of the case are that on 1^st July, 2012 at about 9.00 PM Rajan