MANJEET KARKETTA vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 21.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 275/2025 MANJEET KARKETTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sundeshwar Lal, Advocate versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with ACP Mukesh Kumar and Inspector Lakhmi Chand, PS Paschim Vihar West CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. This matter has come up before me for the first time. To say the least, investigation in this case shocks conscience of this court. The murder occurred in the year 2018. The manner in which the murder was committed was gruesome. The dead body was identified to be of one Soni @ Chhoti. After arrest of the accused/applicant, Soni @ Chhoti was found alive. The dead body remains unidentified till date. The accused/applicant was arrested and the chargesheet was filed in the year 2018 itself, after which, as many as four supplementary chargesheets have already been filed. Not just the investigator, it is also the senior police officers who are supposed to supervise investigation seem to have not been diligent. Bail Application No. 275/2025 pages 2. The accused/applicant, suffering incarceration since 17.05