New Delhi, Mar 10 (UNI) A Delhi court has sentenced two men to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for robbing a mobile phone and causing hurt with a surgical blade near Kendriya Terminal bus stand in June 2023.
Principal District and Sessions Judge Pitamber Dutt convicted and sentenced Mohd. Azeem alias Ajim and Aman alias Ammu under Section 394 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt while committing robbery.
According to the prosecution, on June 13, 2023, around 7.30 pm, the complainant Amit Kumar Yadav and his relative Ramji Yadav were waiting for a bus at Pandit Pant Marg Central Terminal. Two people on a scooty approached a woman to enquire about the route to Bangla Sahib Gurudwara. When Ramji Yadav received a phone call and began talking, the pillion rider allegedly snatched his mobile phone.
Ramji Yadav caught hold of the scooty driver’s hand, following which the driver asked the pillion rider to hit him with a blade. The pillion rider then slashed Ramji Yadav’s neck with a sharp blade, causing him to fall. The two accused fled towards Gol Dakkhana with the phone.
The court relied on the testimonies of eyewitnesses and the injured victim, who identified both the accused and described their roles. Their statements were found consistent with CCTV footage, which showed the sequence of events, including the snatching and the victim being dragged.
Medical evidence showed that Ramji Yadav sustained incised wounds on his neck, while accused Azeem had scratch marks on his forearm, consistent with the victim catching hold of him during the incident.
The mobile phone snatched from Ramji Yadav was recovered from the possession of Azeem. On March 7, 2026, the court sentenced both convicts to seven years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2,000 each, with a default simple imprisonment of three months for the offence under Section 394 read with 34 IPC.
Convict Azeem was also sentenced to three months simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,000, with a default simple imprisonment of one month for the offence under Section 103 of the Delhi Police Act for possession of stolen property.
The court granted both convicts the benefit of Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, under which the period of detention already undergone during investigation and trial will be set off against the sentence.
