Pawan Soni vs State (Nct Of Delhi)

ik-67888733 Delhi High Court 28 November 2025 • 13 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (4)

DHCLSC Firm Anant Sanghi Counsel Appellant Rohan J. Alva Counsel Appellant Shubhi Gupta Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

State (NCT) of Delhi Respondent Pawan Soni Appellant

Case Significance

Pawan Soni vs State (Nct Of Delhi) is a Delhi High Court decision dated November 28, 2025 (citation: ik-67888733). The appellant challenged his conviction and sentence of 10 years RI under Sections 392/394/397/34 IPC for robbery with hurt. The court found serious doubts about the appellant's identification and involvement, noting the complainant consistently improvised his testimony, adding allegations not in the original complaint, and the trial court itself had acquitted a co-accused on the same witness credibility concerns. The appeal was allowed and the appellant was acquitted as the prosecution faile The case was heard by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri. Counsel appearing: Anant Sanghi (counsel for appellant), Rohan J. Alva (counsel for appellant), Shubhi Gupta (counsel for respondent).

Summary

The appellant challenged his conviction and sentence of 10 years RI under Sections 392/394/397/34 IPC for robbery with hurt. The court found serious doubts about the appellant's identification and involvement, noting the complainant consistently improvised his testimony, adding allegations not in the original complaint, and the trial court itself had acquitted a co-accused on the same witness credibility concerns. The appeal was allowed and the appellant was acquitted as the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.

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