MD. SHAHNAWAZ vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~75 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 02.04.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1285/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10068/2026 MD. SHAHNAWAZ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vimal Tyagi, Advocate. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with Inspector Shiv Karan Singh. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 624/2023 of Police Station Nabi Karim for offence under Section 304B/498A/201/34 IPC. 2. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/Inspector Shiv Karan. 3. Broadly speaking, the FIR was registered on the statement of Mohd. Chand alleging that on account of dowry torture, his sister committed suicide by hanging herself. The FIR was registered for offence under Section 498/304B/201/34 IPC. After the deceased was buried, on the basis BAIL APPLN. 1285/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec455 69af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, Digitally Signed serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570 996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA By:RAHUL YADAV Date: 2026.04.02 18:02:44 -07'00' Signing Date:02.04.2026 18:08:56 of further information, the dead body was exhumed and was sent for post- mortem. On the basis of post-mortem report, the learned trial court added the offence under Section 302 IPC to the charge. 4. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that the first informant has turned hostile, so this is a fit case to grant bail. It is also submitted that co-accused Abdul Jabbar was granted bail by