MR. ISHWAR @ PANDIT vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 3rd November, 2025. Pronounced on: 28th November, 2025. Uploaded on: 28th November, 2025. + BAIL APPLN. 3121/2025 ISHWAR @ PANDIT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumeet Singh Shokeen, Mr. Bijender Kumar, Mr. Deepesh, Mr. Kartikey Anand, Mr. Aditya, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State with ACP Narender Beniwal, Insp. Sandeep Tushir, SI Yogesh Dahiya, PS NR-II, Crime Branch CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. This application under Sections 483 read with 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 seeks regular bail in proceedings emanating from FIR No. 55/2016 dated 19th April, 2016, registered at P.S. Crime Branch, under Sections 3/4 of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999.2 Subsequently, by chargesheet dated 7th December, 2017, the Applicant has been implicated under Sections 3(1)/ 3(4)/3(5) of MCOCA. CASE OF PROSECUTION: 1 “BNSS” 2 “MCOCA” Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 3121/2025 Page 1 of 16 By:NITIN KAIN Signing Date:28.11.2025 20:33:16 2. The factual background leading to the filing of the present application is summarised as follows: 2.1. The aforementioned FIR was registered against one Manoj @ Morkheri and his associates, part of a structured and well-organised criminal syndicate, operating primarily in Delhi NCR and adjoining states. The syndicate is stated to be involved in a series of grave offences, including murder, kidnapping for ransom, extortion, robbery, and attempt to murder, which are committed through acts of violence, intimidation, and other unlawful means. It is alleged that these offences were carried out with the objective of deriving pecuniary bene