Ravi v. State Of Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS.
$~76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1120/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10610/2026 RAVI .....Petitioner Through:
Ms. Shaivani Gupta and Mr. Bipin Vinayak Chandan, Advocates alongwith Mr. Ravi petitioner in person.
versus STATE OF GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.
.....Respondent Through:
Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC for the State with Ms. Amisha Gupta and Mr. Abhijeet Kr., Advocates.
ASI Rajesh.
Complainant in person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN
O R D E R
% 08.04.2026 1.
The petitioner-Ravi, alongwith one Amit, has been held guilty on the basis of plea of guilt, which was recorded by the learned Trial Court on 18.12.2025.
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Based on such plea of guilt, they both have been sentenced vide order dated 24.02.2026.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there was never any plea of guilt, much less a voluntary one. She submits that on the contrary, the concerned complainant had appeared before the learned Trial Court and had prayed for compounding of the offence and instead of recording his statement W.P.(CRL) 1120/2026 1 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/04/2026 at 12:55:14
to said effect, the learned Trial Court has recorded the plea of guilt and has sentenced him.
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Admittedly when there is a plea of guilt, an appeal would be maintainable to the extent of legality of the sentence. 5.
At the same time, if according to convict, there was never any voluntary plea of guilt before the learned Trial Court, the petitioner, in such a situation, ideally speaking, should invoke the appropriate jurisdiction by taking course to statutory remedy as provided in BNSS, instead of filing a writ petition before this Court.
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Moreover, the aspect of compounding can always be considered, even by the learned Appellate Court/Revisional Court. 7.
In view of the above, after hearing arguments for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to invoke appropriate jurisdiction before the learned Court of Sessions. 8.
The present petition stands disposed of, as not pressed. 9.
Liberty, as prayed, is granted.
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All rights and contentions of the parties are reserved. MANOJ JAIN, J APRIL 8, 2026/ss/js W.P.(CRL) 1120/2026 2 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/04/2026 at 12:55:14