$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.A. 463/2009 SONU @ SONU SINGH @ GOPAL .....Appellant Through: Mr. Harsh Prabhakar, Standing Counsel, DHLCSC for Ms. Rakhi Dubey, Adv. (DHCLSC)

versus STATE (GNCT) OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Mr.

Atiq Ur. Rehman, Advocates Insp. Ashwani, PS GTB Enclave.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA

O R D E R

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1. This is one of those cases, where the appellant continued to enjoy the fruit of liberty for a long period of thirteen years despite his appeal against conviction having been dismissed by this Court.

2. Perusal of record reveals that the appellant was convicted by the learned Trial Court, vide judgment dated 24^th January, 2009 under Sections 302/397/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [“IPC”] read with Section 120-B IPC, and vide order dated 31^st January, 2009, he was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life with fine. Feeling aggrieved, appellant preferred CRL.A. 463/2009 before this Court.

3. During the pendency of the appeal, the sentence of appellant was suspended for a period of 02 months, vide order dated 13^th December 2010, pursuant