State vs Ramesh @ Bengali

ik-163650003 Delhi High Court 9 December 2024 • 14 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (2)

Laksh Khanna Counsel Appellant Sarthak Tomar Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

State Appellant Ramesh @ Bengali Respondent

Case Significance

State vs Ramesh @ Bengali is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 9, 2024 (citation: ik-163650003). The State appealed against the acquittal of Ramesh @ Bengali in a case of robbery and attempt to murder (Sections 393/398 IPC), where the accused and co-accused allegedly tried to rob a taxi driver by strangling him with a cable wire and pointing a revolver at him in 2007. The court dismissed the appeal, noting that the sole eyewitness PW1 did not identify the respondent at or near the spot, no material recoveries were made at his instance, and his refusal to participate in TIP was justified The case was heard by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri. Counsel appearing: Laksh Khanna (counsel for appellant), Sarthak Tomar (counsel for respondent).

Summary

The State appealed against the acquittal of Ramesh @ Bengali in a case of robbery and attempt to murder (Sections 393/398 IPC), where the accused and co-accused allegedly tried to rob a taxi driver by strangling him with a cable wire and pointing a revolver at him in 2007. The court dismissed the appeal, noting that the sole eyewitness PW1 did not identify the respondent at or near the spot, no material recoveries were made at his instance, and his refusal to participate in TIP was justified as he had already been seen by the victim during remand. The double presumption of innocence after acquittal operated in favour of the respondent.

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