State ( Govt Of Nct Of Delhi) vs Sanjeev Singh & Anr

ik-149803639 Delhi High Court 27 February 2026 • 23 min read

Judges (2)

Madhu Jain Delivered Prathiba M. Singh Coram

Counsel (7)

DHCLSC Firm Aashneet Singh Counsel Appellant Anirudh Tanwar Counsel Respondent Dhruv Choudhary Counsel Respondent Harsh Prabhakar Counsel Respondent Shubham Sourav Counsel Respondent Vijit Singh Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

State, Govt. of NCT of Delhi Appellant Sanjeev Singh Respondent Shivji Jaiswal @ Guddu Respondent

Case Significance

State ( Govt Of Nct Of Delhi) vs Sanjeev Singh & Anr is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 27, 2026 (citation: ik-149803639). The State appealed the acquittal of two respondents charged under Sections 302/34 and 323/34 IPC for the murder of the deceased by beating him with an iron rod (saria) in 2010 at Punjabi Bagh. The court found that key prosecution witnesses' testimony suffered from material contradictions, their conduct in not disclosing the assailants' names through PCR calls was unnatural, the weapon recovery appeared planted, DNA from the saria did not match the deceased, and the investigation was defective The bench comprised Justices Madhu Jain and Prathiba M. Singh. The judgment was delivered by Justice Madhu Jain. Counsel appearing: Aashneet Singh (counsel for appellant), Anirudh Tanwar (counsel for respondent), Dhruv Choudhary (counsel for respondent), Harsh Prabhakar (counsel for respondent), Shubham Sourav (counsel for respondent), Vijit Singh (counsel for respondent).

Summary

The State appealed the acquittal of two respondents charged under Sections 302/34 and 323/34 IPC for the murder of the deceased by beating him with an iron rod (saria) in 2010 at Punjabi Bagh. The court found that key prosecution witnesses' testimony suffered from material contradictions, their conduct in not disclosing the assailants' names through PCR calls was unnatural, the weapon recovery appeared planted, DNA from the saria did not match the deceased, and the investigation was defective. The appeal was dismissed and the acquittal upheld.

What was the outcome of State ( Govt Of Nct Of Delhi) vs Sanjeev Singh & Anr?

The State appealed the acquittal of two respondents charged under Sections 302/34 and 323/34 IPC for the murder of the deceased by beating him with an iron rod (saria) in 2010 at Punjabi Bagh. The cou...

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