Delhi High Court has upheld a man’s seven-year jail term awarded by a trial court in a case of robbery worth `700, noting that the convict had also caused severe injuries to the victim.
Dismissing the appeal filed by Sagar against the trial court order, Justice SP Garg relied on the victim’s statement and the Test Identification Parade (TIP) report.
The verdict has been further strengthened with the recovery of weapons — a country-made pistol and a knife — and a wad of `700 from the accused. “The nature of injuries caused to the complainant is enough to infer the gravity of the situation. I find no merit in the culprit’s appeal. The judgement is based upon fair acceptance of the evidence and needs no interference. The appeal is dismissed,” the court said in a recent judgement.
According to the prosecution, Sagar, along with his associate Allauddin, had on November 10, 2009, robbed a man of `700 near Chand Bagh Puliya, Karawal Nagar Road in Khajuri Khas Police Station area in East Delhi. They had also caused injuries to the victim while committing the offence, the prosecution said.
The trial court had discharged co-accused Allauddin due to lack of evidence, but on July 22, 2010, held Sagar guilty of the offences and sentenced him to seven years in jail.