JAETEE @ JAITEE vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 02.09.2025 Date of Decision: 12.09.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 2538/2025 & CRL.M.A. 19812/2025 JAETEE @ JAITEE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. V. Madhukar, Mr. Rakesh Sharma, Mrs. Knishka Bhatt, Mr. Neeraj Kumar, Mrs. Cheena Chaudhary, Ms. Sakshi, Mr. Bharat Sharma and Mr. Vikrant, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Adv. Mr. Bhupender Singh, Adv. for complainant (through VC) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % 1. The instant bail application, under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231, has been filed on behalf of the petitioner/applicant/accused, seeking regular bail in the case arising out of FIR No. 118/2025. Factual matrix 2. The brief facts that led to the filing of the instant bail application are that on 08.02.2025, FIR No. 118/2025 was registered 1 Hereinafter “BNSS” Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHILPI BAIL APPLN. 2538/2025 Page 1 of 10 Signing Date:12.09.2025 19:39:07 at Police Station - Sadar Bazar, Delhi under Sections 305(A), 331(4), 317(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 20232. The FIR was lodged on the basis of a PCR call made by the complainant. He stated that on the morning of 08.02.2025, his employee noticed that the shutter of the shop was tampered with, and upon inspection, it was found that a sum of ₹10,00,000/- kept in the drawer of the counter had been stolen. A crime team visited the spot, collected fingerprints, and seized an iron rod from the location. 3. During investigation, one person, namely Joraver (E-rickshaw driver), was arrested on 11.02.2025. On the basis of his disclosure statement, the present applicant, Jaetee @ Jaitee, was arrested on 15.02.2025. 4.