- Court
- High Court of Delhi
- Decided
- 11 November 2024
- Bench
- Anish Dayal
- Case no.
- CRL.REV.P. 1091/2018
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Judgment
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11.11.2024
¶1Counsel for petitioner Mr. G.B. Singh appears and prays that they have already undergone about 3 years of custody which is evident from the Nominal Roll which is on record.
¶2He seeks the indulgence of this Court that sentence be reduced to the period already undergone. He has no objection that the conviction is sustained.
¶3This Court has perused the judgment of conviction and order on sentence. The case was registered upon the complaint of the PS EOW on the basis that between August, 2015 to June, 2016, the petitioner cheated dishonestly induced unemployed youth by impersonating a CBI officer and to arrange a job for them and deceived them to the tune of Rs. 2.27 lacs in total.
¶4The petitioner was convicted by judgment dated 30th October, 2017, This is a digitally signed order. and sentence was passed by order dated 17th November, 2017, awarding him sentence for 5 years along with fine of Rs. 20,000/-.
¶5Counsel for petitioner states that the fine has been paid. The said order was appealed against in the Sessions Court in CRL. Appeal No. 503/2017 which was dismissed by order dated 19th November, 2018.
¶6Considering the facts and circumstances, and the petitioner has already undergone 3 years of custody, the Court has considered it fit to allow the appeal of the petitioner. Nothing adverse was pointed out by counsel for CBI.
¶7Accordingly, the sentence as passed, is, accordingly, reduced to the period already undergone.
¶8The judgement of conviction is, however, confirmed.
¶9Petition is disposed of in the above terms.
¶10Order be uploaded on the website of this Court. ANISH DAYAL, J NOVEMBER 11, 2024/RK This is a digitally signed order.
Case details
Parties and counsel
* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.REV.P. 1091/2018 VINOD KUMAR @ VINOD GAUTAM @ MANNI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. G.B. Singh, Advocate (through VC) versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .....Respondent Through: Mr. Atul Guleria, SPP for CBI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL
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