2025 Supreme(Online)(Del) 10662
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
NANHE LAL VS. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT DELHI
CRL.REV.P. 521/2025
$~97 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.REV.P. 521/2025 NANHE LAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. D.K. Shukla, and Mr. Utkarsh Tiwari, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT , DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Tarang Srivastva, APP for the State.
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 10.12.2025 CRL.M.A. 36852/2025 (exemption)
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. Application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.(BAIL) 2436/2025 (for suspension of sentence)
3. By way of the present application, the applicant/petitioner is seeking suspension of sentence, till the disposal of the present revision petition, awarded to him vide judgment dated 12.07.2022 and order on sentence dated 16.05.2022, passed by the learned JMFC-06, South East District, New Delhi whereby the applicant/petitioner stands convicted in case arising out of FIR bearing no. 346/2018, registered at Police Station Kalkaji, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279/337/304A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’).
4. The applicant/petitioner herein has been sentenced to undergo (i) simple imprisonment for a period of 06 months and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- under Section 279 of IPC; (ii) simple imprisonment for a period of 06 months and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- under Section 337 of IPC and (ii) simple imprisonment for a period of 12 months and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- under Section 304A of IPC, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 03 months. The appeal bearing No. 221/2025 filed by the applicant/petitioner against the conviction was dismissed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Saket Courts, New Delhi vide judgment dated 29.10.2025.
5. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.
6. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant/petitioner states that the applicant/petitioner herein has prima-facie good case on merits and there is likelihood that the applicant/petitioner would succeed in the present petition. Therefore, it is prayed that the sentence awarded to him in the present case may be suspended during the pendency of the present revision petition.
7. In light of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the present application is allowed. It is directed that the sentence awarded to the applicant/appellant shall remain suspended till the next date of hearing, subject to his furnishing a personal bond to the tune of Rs. 10,000/- with one surety bond of the like amount, subject to satisfaction of the learned Trial Court/Successor Court/Link Court/Duty Judge concerned on the following terms and conditions, subject to verification that the amount of fine be deposited with the learned Trial Court by the appellant:
i) The applicant/appellant shall not leave the country without prior permission of the concerned Court.
ii) In case of change of residential address/contact details and phone number, the applicant/appellant shall promptly inform the same to the concerned Trial Court.
8. Accordingly, the present application stands disposed of.
CRL.REV.P. 521/2025
9. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking following prayers:
“...a) Call for the record of the Ld. Courts below and set aside the Judgment dated 29.10.2025 passed by Sh Loveleen, Ld. ASJ, Saket Courts, New Delhi in Crl Appeal No. 221/2025 titled as Nanhe Lal vs. The State whereby Ld. ASJ, uphold that the petitioner was correctly convicted U/s.337 and 304A IPC by the Ld. Trial Court vide judgment dated 12.7.2022 and order on sentence dated 16.5.2025 in case FIR No. 346/2018 U/s.279/337 /304A IPC, P.S. Kalkaji sentencing him to undergo SI for a period of 06 months for offence U/s.337 IPC and fine of Rs.10,000/- and further SI for a period of 12 months and fine of Rs.10,000/- for the offence U/s.304A IPC, however set aside the conviction and sentence of the petitioner U/s.279 IPC and pass an order for acquittal of petitioner...”
10. Issue notice.