SALMAN vs THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI)

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision:21st January, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4666/2024 SALMAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R.P.S. Bhatti, Advocate. versus THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for State. S.I. Kavish Rana, PS Laxmi Nagar, Delhi. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The present Bail Petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C., 1973”)/Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “BNSS, 2023”) read with Section 482 of Cr.P.C., 1973/Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner seeking Regular Bail in FIR No. 236/2023 under Sections 395/397/342/411/120B/216A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC, 1860”) and Sections 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act registered at Police Station Laxmi Nagar, Delhi. 2. It is submitted in the Petition that the Petitioner had applied for Bail which has been dismissed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge vide Order dated 23.11.2024. 3. The grounds on which the Bail has been sought, are that the case of Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLN. 4666/2024 Page 1 of 4 DigitallySigned By:SAHIL SHARMA Signing Date:25.01.2025 09:15:22 the prosecution is based against the Petitioner on the basis of disclosure statements of the other co-accused. Admittedly, the Petitioner was not present on the scene of crime. The recovery has been planted on him. The Chargesheet has already been filed before the learned Trial Court. 4. It is submitted that the Petitioner is in jail for the last one and a half year and the trial is likely to take long. 5. Therefore, the prayer is made that the Petitioner may