JITENDER DIXIT @ BANTU vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Pronounced on: 19th May, 2025. + BAIL APPLN. 3831/2023 JITENDER DIXIT @ BANTU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tarun Gahlot, Advocate versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP for the State with ACP Narender Singh, PS ACP/ NR-II, Crime Branch and SI Sachin, PS NR-II, Crime Branch CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The present application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19731 seeks grant of regular bail in the proceedings arising from FIR No. 55/2016 dated 19th April, 2016, registered at P.S. Crime Branch under Sections 3(1)/3(4)/3(5) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 19992. PROSECUTION’S CASE 2. The factual background leading to the filing of the FIR, as per the Prosecution is summarised as follows: 2.1 The aforementioned case was registered against one Manoj Morkheri and his associates, part of a structured and well-organised criminal 1 “CrPC” 2 “MCOCA” 2.2 The impugned FIR was registered following a proposal for approval to invoke the provisions of MCOCA under Section 23(1)(a) of the Act in light of the consistent and continuing c