JAI PRAKASH vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 10.04.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 462/2026 JAI PRAKASH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Puneet Kumar Sharma, Advocate. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with IO/SI Neeraj. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 385/2025 of Police Station Kotwali for offence under Section 316(2)/318(4)/3(5) BNS. 2. After last date, status report was filed. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/SI Neeraj. 3. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case as explained in the status report is as follows. The complainant de facto was approached by the accused/applicant representing himself to be connected with the business entities namely M/s Swastik Trading Company and M/s Swastik Fashion. BAIL APPLN. 462/2026 pages GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af396 2c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, 4. Learned counsel for accused/applicant contends that the purely civil dispute has been given colour of criminality and that no