New Delhi: A court in North Rohini has convicted a man in a snatching case registered at Bawana police station and sentenced him to the period he has already spent in custody, within 40 days of the trial beginning, Outer North district police said.
The conviction was secured on November 6 in FIR No. 606/2026 of Bawana police station, in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class-05, North, Rohini Courts, presided over by Bharti Beniwal, according to a press note issued by the district on Wednesday.
The accused was held guilty of the offence of snatching under Section 304(2) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The case was fast-tracked and the trial was completed in 40 days, with the court holding day-to-day hearings, hearing final arguments and pronouncing its judgment on the same day, police said.
After hearing arguments on sentence the same day, the court sentenced the convict to simple imprisonment for the period already undergone and ordered his release forthwith if he is not required in any other case, the note said.
Police said the Bawana police station team acted swiftly on receiving the complaint, arrested the accused immediately and effected recovery, which helped build a strong case for trial. The prosecution was represented by Sonal Verma, Substitute Assistant Public Prosecutor, who led evidence and advanced arguments to ensure the trial concluded quickly, it said.
The note, signed by Outer North Deputy Commissioner of Police Shobhit D. Saksena, credited the swift investigation, efficient prosecution and day-to-day hearing for what it called speedy justice in the case. It did not give the date of the incident, the nature or value of the item snatched, or the name of the complainant.
