SANJAY LAKRA vs THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI)

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$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 28.04.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1639/2026 & CRL.M.A. 13250/2026 SANJAY LAKRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Prashant Yadav, Advocate (through videoconferencing). versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with ACP Vivek Tyagi, Inspector Satish Rana and SI Vikrant Singh, PS Special Cell. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks interim bail in FIR No.78/2018 of PS Special Cell for offence under Section 3 & 4 MCOC Act. The interim bail is sought by the accused/applicant on the ground of illness of his wife. 2. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that wife of the accused/applicant is suffering with severe depression to the extent that she has to be hospitalized and for that purpose, round the clock presence of the accused/applicant with her is required. In this regard, learned counsel for BAIL APPLN. 1639/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af 3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, KATHPALIA st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996 b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.28 04:55:59 -07'00' accused/applicant places reliance on prescription of Dr. Anurag Jhanjee from Department of Psychiatry of Maulana Azad Medical College. 3. Learned APP for State assisted by IO/ACP Vivek Tyagi strongly opposes the bail application, taking me through records including order dated 20.03.2026 of the learned trial court whereby on the basis of report submitted by Medical Board constituted at IHBAS to examine wife of the accused/appli