ASHISH @DEVA vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 02nd April, 2025 Pronounced on: 29th April, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1618/2024 ASHISH @ DEVA .....Applicant Through: Mr. Maninder Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ajay Kumar Pipaniya, Mr. Harjas Pratap Singh Anand, Mr. Turang Pandit, Ms. Sanjana Nair, Ms. Janvi Narang, Ms. Anurupita Kaur and Ms. Pallavi Pipaniya, Ms. Nikita Garg, Mr. Gopesh Jindal, Advocates. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for the State. Insp. Surender Singh, PS Kanjhawala. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT AMIT SHARMA, J. 1. This is the second application under Section 439 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.P.C.’) and Section 21 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as ‘MCOCA’) seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 0358/2020 under Sections 3(1)(i)/3(2)/3(4) of the MCOCA, registered at P.S. Kanjhawala, Delhi. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BHASKAR SINGH RAWAT BAIL APPLN. 1618/2024 Page 1 of 24 Signing Date:29.04.2025 19:48:00 2. The first application on behalf of the applicant seeking bail before this Court was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 27.04.2022 in BAIL APPLN. 348/2022. 3. The aforesaid FIR was registered against the accused(s) Deepak Dabas @ Teetar and his associates namely, Pradeep, Surajpal @ Bhagta, Ajay Dabas, Pankaj @ Maharaj, Raj Kumar and the present applicant. 4. On 23.02.2022, after the investigation, chargesheet has been filed and the present applicant has been charged for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(i)/3(2)/3(4) of the MCOCA. 5. The case of the prosecution is that the present applicant alongwith the co-accused Deepak Dabas @ Teetar (the kingp