Raju Paswan v. The State Of NCT Delhi

$~44 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.REV.P. 53/2015 & CRL.M.A. 7414/2019 RAJU PASWAN .....Petitioner Through:

Appearance not given.

versus THE STATE OF NCT DELHI .....Respondent Through:

Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with SI Ankur Kumar, PS Govind Puri.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

O R D E R

% 25.07.2024 1.

This petition was filed for setting aside impugned order dated 10th December, 2014 passed by the Sessions Judge, South-East, Saket Courts dismissing the appeal of the petitioner against the judgment of conviction dated 05th May, 2014 passed by the MM. The petitioner was convicted for offences under Section 324 IPC and sentenced to imprisonment of 1 year and fine of Rs.1,000/-.

2.

Counsel for the petitioner states that the fine has been paid and part of the custody for about two months has also been served. During the appeal, the petitioner had already been released on bail. 3.

Counsel for the petitioner pleads that the sentence be commuted to the period already undergone for the reason that the issue arose out of an altercation between the petitioner and his cousin/the complainant, namely, 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 02/07/2025 at 13:24:04

Virender. Virender/the complainant has signed a compromise deed dated 02nd February, 2017 with the petitioner, which is on record of this Court. The complainant records his no objection to allowing the revision petition since they are amicably and peacefully settled their issues, and they do not even want to pursue this matter.

4.

Status report had been filed by the State, pursuant to the directions by the Court, stating that there is no other involvement of the petitioner. 5.

In these circumstances, the Court considers it fit to commute the sentence awarded to the petitioner to the period already undergone. 6.

Counsel for the petitioner states on instructions of the petitioner, who is present in Court, that they do not wish to pursue the challenge to conviction and, therefore, wishes to withdraw CRL.M.A. 7414/2019 filed for compounding the offence.

7.

Accordingly, petition is disposed of in these terms. 8.

Order be uploaded on the website of this Court. ANISH DAYAL, J JULY 25, 2024/MK 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 02/07/2025 at 13:24:04