SHEKH RAFIQ vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 05.12.2025 Date of Decision:19.12.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 329/2025 SHEKH RAFIQ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. I.M. Tripathi and Ms. Utsa Srivastava, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for State with Mr. Ashish Mahani, Adv. Insp Manish Bhati, PS Bhlaswa Dairy CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % 1. The present application seeks regular bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19731 (now Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) in connection with FIR No. 280/2019 dated 22.05.2019, registered at Police Station Bhalswa Dairy, for offences punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 18602. Factual Matrix 2. The case of the prosecution is that FIR No. 280/2019 dated 22.05.2019 was registered in relation to the death of Mukeem @ Akash. 1 Hereinafter “CrPC” 2 Hereinafter “IPC” 3. On 22.05.2019, the complainant Akhtar stated that he saw several persons namely Ramzan, Raees, Shekh Rafiq (petitioner), Wahiddul, Dilshad and Rahim @ Anvar @ Sanvar arriving from the jhuggi side on four motorcycles, and that Rahim @ Anvar @ Sanvar