DIDAR SINGH vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20.08.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1131/2024 DIDAR SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Alok Bhachawat, Advocate. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Shivendra Singh. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 675/2022 of PS Subhash Place for offence under Section 406/420/120B IPC. 1.1 As reflected from record, the accused/applicant Didar Singh as well as his father Darshan Singh are accused persons in the subject FIR and both of them filed anticipatory bail applications, which were being taken up together. But unfortunately, Sh. Darshan Singh passed away and now the anticipatory bail application of only Didar Singh is being taken up. 1.2 As further reflected from record, the matter kept getting adjourned repeatedly before the predecessor benches on the ground of settlement between the accused/applicant and the complainant de facto. Before the BAIL APPLN.1131/2024 Page 1 of 8 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c 6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, KATHPALIA serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f8 0cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.20 19:02:36 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:20.08.2025 19:20:31 predecessor benches, the matter was also sent to the Mediation Centre, Delhi High Court and across repeated adjournments, the settlement amount was being paid in instalments. 1.3 All through, the accused/applicant remained under interim protection fro