GAURAV KWATRA vs STATE

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.07.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1180/2025 & CRL.M.A. 9063/2025 GAURAV KWATRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sparsh Chaudhary, Advocate. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with SI Prashant Kumar, PS Prashant Vihar. Mr. Nikhil Dogra, Advocate for Complainant. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant, suffering incarceration since 20.10.2024 seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 505/2024 of PS Prashant Vihar for offences under Section 309(6)/310(2)/311/3(5) BNS. 2. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case as unfolded through the FIR registered on the statement of one Shibbu Singh Verma is as follows. On 18.10.2024, at about 12:50 pm when he was present in his home with his wife Nirmala, he heard sound of opening of the iron gate and went to the first floor. While he was opening the gate of the staircase, five boys pushed BAIL APPLN. 1180/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH Signature Not Verified GIRISH KATHPALIA KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.25 18:01:14 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:25.07.2025 18:14:06 him and forcibly entered into his home. One of those boys gagged the complainant de facto with hand and asked him where the cash of his son had been kept. Another boy tied his hands and mouth. Another boy tied hands, mouth, and feet of his wife and slapped them. One of those boys whipped a knife, threatening to kill them. Thereafter, two boys went inside and took out some gold and cash to the tune of approximately Rs. 2 crores and fled away. 3. Learned counsel for the accused/applicant submits that there is no evidence to connect the accused/applicant with the crime. It is contended that since the accused/applicant