KARANJEET SINGH vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 9th April, 2025 Pronounced on: 22nd April, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 2971/2024 & CRL.M.A. 32794/2024 KARANJEET SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R.S. Juneja, Mr. J.S. Juneja, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State. Inspector Arjun Singh, P.S. Krishna N. Mr. Aman Akhtar, Mohd. Imran, Mr. Shoaib Ikram and Mr. Rashid Khan, Advocates for complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The present application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 (formerly Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19732) seeks regular bail in the proceedings arising from FIR No. 750/2023 registered under Sections 498A/304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 18603 at P.S. Krishna Nagar, District Shahdara, Delhi. Factual Background 2. Briefly stated, the case of the Prosecution is as follows: 1 “BNSS” 2 “Cr.P.C.” 3 “IPC” Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AKANSHA SINGH BAIL APPLN. 2971/2024 Page 1 of 14 Signing Date:22.04.2025 19:53:46 2.1 On 29th November 2023, an intimation was received at P.S. Krishna Nagar from Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital,4 Delhi, reporting that Smt. Gurpreet Kaur, wife of Shri Karanjeet Singh, aged 24 years, had been brought to the hospital by her husband (the Applicant) following an incident of alleged hanging that occurred at House No. 17/12, 2nd Floor, Krishna Nagar, Delhi. The attending medical officer at GTB Hospital declared her “brought dead” as per MLC No. 462/11/23. The said DD Entry was assigned to SI Naresh Kumar for necessary action. 2.2 SI Naresh Kumar, accompanied by HC Sunil and the Applicant, reached the location where the incident occurred. Smt. Prableen Kaur, (sister-