NARENDER vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELIH & ANR.

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 24th July, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1886/2025 NARENDER .....Petitioner Through: Sh. Rakesh Patiyal, Advocate. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for State with Insp. Mukesh Kumar, PS: Uttam Nagar. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. First Bail Application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “BNSS”) has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner through Parokar-wife seeking bail in FIR No.1027/2018, under Section 302 IPC, registered at PS: Uttam Nagar, Delhi. 2. The Status Report on behalf of the State has been filed today in the Court, which is taken on Record. 3. It is submitted that on the statement of one Kasim FIR No.1027/2018, was registered under Section 302 IPC at Police Station: Uttam Nagar, Delhi. The Petitioner was arrested on 01.11.2018. After completion of investigations, Chargesheet was filed in the Court. On 03.12.2019, charges were framed under Section 302 IPC. Statements of material witnesses have also been recorded. Signature Not Verified Signed By:RITA BAIL APPLN. 1886/2025 Page 1 of 4 SHARMA Signing Date:12.08.2025 17:59:01 4. Petitioner has been in judicial custody for the last 06 years and 08 months and till date, only six witnesses have been examined by the Prosecution. The Petitioner had filed an Application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. before the learned Sessions Court, which was dismissed vide Order dated 13.02.2025 on the premise that matter is at the stage of prosecution evidence and FSL result qua CCTV footage is still awaited. 5. It is submitted that despite more than 6.5 years, FSL report in respect of CCTV footage is still not available. The P