ARUN vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 18th March, 2025 Pronounced on:- 07th April, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3348/2023 ARUN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arun Khatri, Ms. Poonam Rani, Ms. Shelly Dixit, Ms. Anoushka Bhalla, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP for the State with ACP Narender Singh, PS ACP/ NR-II, Crime Branch and SI Sachin, PS NR-II, Crime Branch CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The present application has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19731 read with Section 21(4) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999,2 seeking grant of regular bail in the proceedings arising from FIR No. 55/2016 dated 19th April, 2016 registered at P.S. Crime Branch under Sections 3/4 of MCOCA. Prosecution’s Case 2. The factual background leading to the filing of the FIR, as per the Prosecution is summarised as follows: 2.1 The aforementioned case was registered against one Manoj Morkheri and his associates, part of a structured and well-organised criminal 1 “CrPC” 2 “MCOCA” 2.2 The impugned FIR was registered following a proposal for approval to in