Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court
Sec 399 & 402 IPC - Failure to Prove Mandatory Five-Person Assembly and Implausible Overheard Conversation Leads to Acquittal | Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court acquitted three accused, holding the prosecution failed to prove the five-person assembly required under Sections 399/402 IPC. It also deemed the police’s contradictory testimony and the alleged overheard conversation implausible, rendering the evidence inadmissible.