The State (GNCT of Delhi) v. Shiv Raj Naidu @ Sulli & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 13 Feb 2019 · 2019:DHC:961
Sunil Gaur
CRL.REV.P. 766/2018
2019:DHC:961
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The Delhi High Court set aside the trial court's discharge order of accused charged with criminal conspiracy and directed their trial to proceed, emphasizing that prima facie evidence must be tested at trial stage.

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Crl. Rev. P. 766/2018 HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Order: February 13, 2019
CRL.REV.P. 766/2018
THE STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) ..... Petitioner
Through: Ms. Neelam Sharma, Additional Public Prosecutor
VERSUS
SHIV RAJ NAIDU @ SULLI & ANR. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Robindra Tiwary, Advocate
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL GAUR O R D E R (ORAL)
Vide impugned order of 29th May, 2018, respondents herein have been discharged in FIR No. 339/2017, under Sections
302/307/506/120B/147/148/149 IPC, registered at police station
Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi. It is a matter of record that respondents herein have been charge-sheeted for the offences in question with the aid of
Section 120B of IPC. Trial court vide impugned order has not relied upon the statement of eye-witnesses, who have categorically stated that the respondents herein had enmity with the complainant and had threatened to get the complainant and his family implicated but in the opinion of trial court, element of criminal conspiracy by respondents does not exist and so, they were discharged in this FIR case.
2019:DHC:961 Crl. Rev. P. 766/2018 Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for petitioner-State submits that as per statements of eye witnesses Shivbalan, Parvativan and
Vignesh, respondents herein were in active conspiracy with the co- accused to commit the offence in question and so, impugned order deserves to be set aside.
On the contrary, learned counsel for respondents support the impugned order and submits that injured and witnesses- Vijay and
Shanta Kumar have not deposed anything against respondents and so, there is no infirmity in the impugned order.
Upon hearing and on perusal of impugned order and statements of eye witnesses, I find that respondents have been charge-sheeted with the aid of Section 120B IPC and trial court has erred in discharging the respondents.
Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside while refraining to comment upon the merits of the case, lest it may prejudice respondents before the trial court. Respondents are directed to appear before the trial court on the date fixed and they be admitted to bail subject to their furnishing bail bond in the sum of `25,000/- each with one local surety in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the trial court. Respondents be tried on the basis of the charge-sheet filed against them.
This petition is accordingly disposed of while not commenting upon the merits of the case.
(SUNIL GAUR)
JUDGE
FEBRUARY 13, 2019 r 2019:DHC:961
JUDGMENT