MOHSIN KHAN vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 22.05.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1356/2025 MOHSIN KHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mujeeb Khan, Adv. versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State along with Ms. Shreta Shukla and Mr. Manik, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. 1. By way of the present application, the applicant seeks grant of regular bail in FIR bearing no. 132/2021, registered at Police Station Crime Branch, Central Delhi, for the commission of offences under Sections 3/9 of the Officials Secret Acts, 1923 read with Sections 409/201/380/381/457/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter „IPC‟]. 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that a secret information had been received regarding involvement of certain individuals based in Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, who had been carrying out anti-national activities and had been engaged in espionage for Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 1356/2025 Page 1 of 16 By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:22.05.2025 20:42:33 Pakistan. It had further come to the notice of the authorities that these individuals had also been visiting the Pakistan High Commission located at Chanakyapuri, Delhi. On 11.07.2021, secret intelligence had been received indicating that one Habib would provide secret/classified documents related to the Indian Army to Pakistan through some persons based in Delhi, at Pokhran. Acting upon the said input, the investigating team had proceeded to Pokhran, Rajasthan, and on 12.07.2021, accused Habibur Rehman, son of Mohd. Haneef, residing at Pokhran, Rajasthan, had been apprehended at Diatra, Bikaner Highway, Rajasthan. At the time of his apprehen