$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.A. 382/2024 VIPIN SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Counsel (Appearance not given) versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Adv.

CORAM:

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

O R D E R

% 19.01.2026 CRL.M.(BAIL) 465/2025

1. This is an application, seeking suspension of sentence of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal. The appellant was convicted under section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [“IPC”] vide Judgement dated 07^th November 2023 and vide Order on Sentence dated 08^th April, 2024, the appellant was sentenced to Life Imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 25,000/-.

2. The learned counsel for the appellant submits that the impugned judgment is contrary to settled principles, inasmuch, as the conviction rests primarily on the testimonies of PW-14 and PW-19, child witnesses of tender age, whose evidence is riddled with material contradictions, improvements and inherent improbabilities. It is submitted that the statements of PW-14 & PW-19 are contrary to each other. It is submitted that there is no proper identification of the body, base