AFRID KHAN vs THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 18.03.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 21.03.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 2831/2024, CRL.M.A. 23763/2024 AFRID KHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nihit Singhal, Mr. Manik Dhingra & Mr. Varun Narang, Advs. versus THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Tarang Srivastva, APP for State with SI Satyander, PS SP Badli. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR JUDGMENT 1. The present application under Section 439 read with 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CRPC) has been filed by the petitioner/applicant, seeking regular bail in the FIR No.468/2023 registered at Police Station Samaypur Badli for the offences punishable under Sections 392, 397 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). 2. Briefly stated, the facts are that on 18.05.2023, the complainant along with his helper Rahul were enroute Delhi in their vehicle. While Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 2831/2024 Page 1 of 7 By:NEELAM Signing Date:21.03.2025 12:56:18 they were on their way, the complainant reached Gopiganj at around 10:30 pm, where, on instruction of their boss Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, the complainant received an amount of Rs. 4 lakhs in cash from a person. On receiving such an amount, the complainant continued his journey towards Delhi. 3. On 20.05.2023, at around 02:00 am, the complainant reached the CNG Pump, Lower GTK Road, Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar, Delhi. Since it was late at night, the complainant parked his vehicle on the roadside and slept in the vehicle, along with the helper Rahul. Suddenly, around 08:30 am, the complainant woke up to four people inside the vehicle, one of them carrying something resembling a pistol and another wearing a mask. They started beating the complainant and his h