MEHBOOB HASSAN vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16.04.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 373/2026 & CRL.M.A. 2897/2026 MEHBOOB HASSAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Osama Suhail, Mr. Samma Suhail, Ms. Antara Chaudhary and Ms. Sanya, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with IO/Inspector Sonu Ram. Mr. Shakil Sheikh, Advocate for complainant. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No.422/2025 of PS Shaheen Bagh for offence under Section 287/105/106(1)/326(g) of BNS. 2. The status report has not been filed on behalf of State, which conveys an impression that the Investigating Officer is not serious in opposing this BAIL APPLN. 373/2026 pages 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec 45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff80 3. Broadly speaking, prosecution allegation is that the accused/applicant deliberately set a building afire, in which one of the occupants died while the remaining escaped. According to pr