VIJAY UJJWAL vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on:29.08.2025 Date of Decision:09.09.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3064/2025 VIJAY UJJWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sandeep Tyagi and Mr. Ashish Goyal, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % 1. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant/petitioner/accused seeking regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 in case arising out of FIR No. 532/2023. Factual Matrix 2. The facts, in brief, are that the FIR in question was registered on 05.07.2023, wherein the complainant alleged that her mother, Smt. Poonam Mittal, was shot dead by Ankit Kaushik, a person known to the family. 1 hereinafter “BNSS” Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHILPI BAIL APPLN. 3064/2025 Page 1 of 8 Signing Date:09.09.2025 19:02:07 3. It was alleged that Ankit came to the complainant’s residence and shot at the deceased with a firearm, resulting in her death. Upon investigation, Ankit Kaushik was apprehended and during his custodial interrogation, he disclosed that the firearm used in the incident had been procured from Village Hazurabad Garhi, District Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, with the assistance of co-accused Sagar Ujjwal and Vijay Ujjwal, the present petitioner. 4. As per the prosecution, the petitioner facilitated the procurement of the weapon by coordinating with suppliers in Uttar Pradesh. It is further alleged that a sum of ₹44,000/- was transferred by Ankit to the petitioner through PayTM on 10.05.2023, and that further cash payments (₹12,500/- + ₹8,000/-) were subsequently made for magazines and cartridges. 5. The CDR location data is stated to have