CRL.A. 155/2016 Page 1 of 7

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Reserved on: 20^th April, 2017

Decided on: 25^th May, 2017

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CRL.A. 155/2016

ASHWANI KUMAR

..... Appellant

Represented by:

Mr. Krishan Kumar and Ms.

Sunita Arora, Advocates.

versus

THE STATE

..... Respondent

Represented by:

Mr. Hirein Sharma, APP for the

State with ASI Om Prakash, PS

Hauz Khas.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

1.

Convicted for offences punishable under Section 307 IPC and Section

25 of the Arms Act, 1959, Ashwani Kumar challenges the impugned

judgment dated 31^st October, 2015 and the order on sentence dated 23^rd

November, 2015 directing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a

period of four years and to pay a fine of `5,000/- for offence punishable

under Section 307 IPC and rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years

for offence punishable under Section 25 of the Arms Act.

2.

Assailing the conviction, learned counsel for Ashwani Kumar submits

that the recovery of knife is highly improbable and is not a