MEHBOOB HASSAN vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~1 * 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 Page 1 of 6 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec 45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff80 Digitally Signed 1e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.16 06:12:31 -07'00' By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:16.04.2026 18:18:17 anticipatory bail application. However, I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by Investigating Officer/Inspector Sonu Ram. 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 prosecution, one of the floors of that building was occupied by the son of the accused/applicant and his family, who had estranged relations with the accused/applicant because he got m