VIKAS CHAWLA @ VICKY vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~J- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 28th March, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 4845/2024 & CRL.M.A. 18207/2024, CRL.M.A. 18283/2024 VIKAS CHAWLA @ VICKY .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Rebecca M. John, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishal Gosain, Mr. Arun Khatri, Mr. Sahil Khurana, Mr. Pravir Singh and Ms. Anushka Barua, Advocates. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Jain, ASG with Mr. Aman Usman, APP, Mr. Akhand Pratap Singh, Mr. Nishank Tripathi, Mr. Nishant Tripathi, Ms. Harshita Sukhija, Ms. Samriddhi and Ms. Palak Jain, Advocates. Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC with Mr. Arjit Sharma, Mr. Nikunj Bindal and Ms. Charu Sharma, Advocates. Insp. Ajay Yadav, P.S.: IGI Airport. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J U D G M E N T ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J. In what is arguably the most celebrated dissent in the history of Indian jurisprudence, it was said : “… … The history of personal liberty, we must bear in mind, is largely the history of insistence upon procedure. … …” (H.R. Khanna, J. in ADM, Jabalpur vs. Shivakant Shukla1) 1 (1976) 2 SCC 521 at para 583 Signature Not Verified Signed By:ANJALI KAUSHIK CRL.M.C. 4845/2024 Page 1 of 30 Signing Date:28.03.2025 13:44:14 2. By way of the present petition filed under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 („Cr.P.C.‟), the petitioner seeks quashing of order dated 06.06.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, whereby the learned Sessions Court has cancelled the regular bail granted to the petitioner by the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi vide order dated 28.03.2024 made in case FIR No. 200/2024 dated 13.03.2024 registered under sections 420/468/471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860