SHASHI SHEKAR Vs. NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal has been preferred by the appellant through Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee against the judgment dated 14th May, 2007 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi in Criminal Appeal No. 473 of 2004. By the impugned judgment, the High Court affirmed the Judgment of Conviction and the sentence passed by the Trial Court holding appellant guilty for the offence of robbery and murder.

(2.) In view of the stand taken by the appellant in Crl. M.P. No. 28672, Mr. Renjith B. Marar, learned counsel appeared on behalf of the appellant and assisted the Court as Amicus Curiae.

(3.) It appears that the appellant was convicted for the offence under Section 302 in some other cases also apart from the case in hand. In the present case, the Trial Court by its Judgment dated 23/28th April, 2014 in Sessions Case No. 385/1996 convicted the appellant for the offences under Sections 302 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC') and passed the following sentence :