HARI SARAN @ HARIOM vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 29.08.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3298/2025 & CRL.M.A. 25761/2025 HARI SARAN @ HARIOM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M.K. Perwez, Advocate. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 82/2025 of PS Narela Industrial Area for offence under Section 221/132/109(1)/331(4)/ 305(a)/317(2)/3(5) BNS and 25/27 of Arms Act. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that he and his accomplices were committing burglary in a godown and when the police party consisting of five police officers, on getting information, reached the spot, the accused persons fired at the police party, and after exchange of fire, five persons including the accused/applicant were apprehended at the spot, while the remaining assailants fled away. BAIL APPLN. 3298/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f9 7626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402 c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.29 17:10:17 -07'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:29.08.2025 17:37:02 2. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that he is innocent and was arrested only on disclosure statement of co-accused. It is also contended by learned counsel that since trial will take long time to conclude, it is right of the accused/applicant to be released on bail. It is also argued that three of the accused persons have already bee