*IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 16.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 23.04.2026 + CRL.A. 209/2019 MOHD TALHA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Mehmood Pracha, Mr.

Sanawar, Mr. Kshitij Singh, Ms. Nujhat Naseem, Mr. Sikander and Mr. Chirag, Advocates.

versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for the State with SI Anil, PS Seemapuri.

Mr. Harsh Ahuja, Mr. Ajay Chouwdhary, Mr. Mukul Singh and Mr. H. Verma, Advocates for respondents no. 2 and 3 with respondents no. 2 and 3 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA

JUDGMENT

CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J.

1. This appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (the Cr.P.C.) has been filed by PW2, the injured in Sessions Case No. 6988/2016 on the file of Additional Sessions Judge, Saket Courts, New Delhi, assailing the judgment dated 27.09.2017 as per which the first accused (A1) and second accused (A2) have been acquitted of the offence punishable under Sections

324 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (the IPC).

2. The prosecution case is that on 31.12.2011 at about 01:30 PM, near H. No. 31/1, Ward No. 1, Mehrauli, New Delhi, A1 and A2, in f