PARVINDER@DEVENDER vs THE STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 22.07.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1025/2025 & CRL.M.A. 7725/2025 PARVINDER@DEVENDER .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Gunjan Sinha Jain, Advocate. versus THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT, DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with IO/Inspector Mantosh. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant, incarcerated since 13.02.2022 seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 255/2022 of PS Shalimar Bagh for offences under Section 323/341/307/34 IPC & Section 25/27 Arms Act. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that he fired at and caused a bullet injury to the leg of the victim. 2. Learned counsel for the accused/applicant submits that, since the victim has already been examined in trial, and keeping in mind the length of incarceration, the accused/applicant deserves to be released on bail. 3. Learned APP on instructions of Investigating Officer/Inspector Mantosh Kumar does not deny that the victim has already been examined in trial and submits that six more witnesses remain to be examined and all of them are police witnesses. Further, it is submitted by learned APP that son BAIL APPLN. 1025/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH Signature Not Verified GIRISH KATHPALIA KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.22 17:32:51 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:22.07.2025 18:04:35 of the victim has also been examined in trial and now no public witness remains. 4. On 16.04.2025, the State had strongly opposed this bail application on the ground of antecedents of the accused/applicant, contending that he is involved in more cases including a murder case. That being so, updated status report was called from prosecution, which has been filed bela