KULDEEP SINGH vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 16.01.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 159/2025 & CRL.M.A. 1040/2025 KULDEEP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pramod, Mr. Ajay Kumar Yadav and Ms. Piyushi Garg, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. (ORAL) 1. The present application has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter ‘BNSS’) read with Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereafter „Cr.PC‟) on behalf of the applicant, seeking grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR bearing no. 176/2021, registered at Police Station Maidan Garhi, Delhi for offences punishable under Sections 302/304B/498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC‟). 2. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 3. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that on 17.06.2021, a Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AANCHAL TAGGAR Signing Date:17.01.2025 BAIL APPLN. 159/2025 Page 1 of 10 17:48:31 PCR Call vide GD No.16-A was received at PS Maidan Garhi regarding the murder of a woman. The call was entrusted to ASI Rajesh Kumar, who alongwith Constable Sunil had reached at the spot, and found that one female dead body was lying on the bed in one room situated at the ground floor of the concerned property. The deceased was identified as Ms. Bharti, daughter of Sh. Heera Singh. The caller Sh. Bhopal Singh, i.e. maternal uncle of the victim, had informed that the victim had got married to the applicant herein in April, 2021. He also informed that the applicant had beaten and murdered her by strangulation, and had run away from the spot. Sin