RAGHUNATH SAHA vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~3 & 4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 02.04.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1961/2025 RAGHUNATH SAHA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anil Dagar and Mr. Ujjwal Dahiya, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Mohit. Mr. R.K. Padhi, Advocate for complainant. + BAIL APPLN. 2278/2025 & CRL.M.A. 18167/2025 BONI SAHA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anil Dagar and Mr. Ujjwal Dahiya, Advocates. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Mohit. Mr. R.K. Padhi, Advocate for complainant. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicants seek anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 122/2023 of Police Station Begumpur for offence under Section BAIL APPLN.1961/0025 & 2278/2025 Page 1 of 5 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569 af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557099 6b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.02 17:59:16 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:02.04.2026 18:08:56 420/468/471/34 IPC. 1.1 These anticipatory bail applications came up for the first hearing on 21.05.2025 and 01.07.2025 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. By way of order dated 01.07.2025, the predecessor bench granted interim protection to the accused/applicant Boni Saha from arrest, which order continued on date to date basis before different benches. The accused/applicant Raghunath Saha was not granted any interim protection but the appl