RAHUL vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 02.04.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1594/2025 & CRL.M.A. 12633/2025 RAHUL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M.L. Yadav and Mr. Harish Chand, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with Inspector Nanag Ram Meena. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 185/2023 of Police Station Nangloi for offence under Section 302/323/34 IPC. 1.1 This bail application came up for the first hearing on 28.04.2025 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. Along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application also was transferred to this bench. 1.2 Today is the first hearing before me. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/Inspector Nanag Ram Meena. BAIL APPLN. 1594/2025 Page 1 of 3 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=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15 570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e Digitally Signed 26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.02 17:57:32 -07'00' By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:02.04.2026 18:08:56 2. Broadly stated, prosecution case is that on 14.02.2023, a fight took place between two groups in which one Sahil was stabbed to death by accused Sunny. The assailant group allegedly consisted of 7 persons while the deceased person’s group allegedly consisted of 3 persons. The role ascribed to the accused/applicant is that he was present at the spot as a part o