Irshad vs The State Of Nct Of Delhi

ik-38925642 Delhi High Court 18 November 2025 • 22 min read

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Counsel (9)

DHCLSC Firm Ajay Garg Counsel Appellant Anusha Garg Counsel Appellant Bhavya Gaba Counsel Appellant Laksh Khanna Counsel Respondent Shubhi Gupta Counsel Respondent Soumil Singh Rawat Counsel Appellant Uday Garg Counsel Appellant Vanshika Gupta Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

State of NCT of Delhi Respondent Irshad Appellant

Case Significance

Irshad vs The State Of Nct Of Delhi is a Delhi High Court decision dated November 18, 2025 (citation: ik-38925642). Criminal appeal against conviction under Sections 376/452/506/394/323 IPC arising from FIR 353/16, PS Mehrauli. The court found serious doubts about the manner of recovery of robbed articles, set aside the conviction under Section 411 IPC, and modified the conviction under Section 376 to attempt to rape (Section 376 read with Section 511 IPC) based on the evidence. Considering the appellant had undergone more than 5 years and 2 months in custody including remission and had no criminal anteced The case was heard by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri.

Summary

Criminal appeal against conviction under Sections 376/452/506/394/323 IPC arising from FIR 353/16, PS Mehrauli. The court found serious doubts about the manner of recovery of robbed articles, set aside the conviction under Section 411 IPC, and modified the conviction under Section 376 to attempt to rape (Section 376 read with Section 511 IPC) based on the evidence. Considering the appellant had undergone more than 5 years and 2 months in custody including remission and had no criminal antecedents, the sentence was reduced to the period already undergone while maintaining the fine.

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