AMIT GULIA vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 03.02.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 228/2026 AMIT GULIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jitendra Sethi, Senior Advocate with Mr. Hemant Gulati and Mr. Shobit Dimri, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with ACP Rahul Kumar Singh and Inspector Sundeep Yadav, PS Special Cell. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks interim bail for a period of six weeks in case FIR No. 163/2019 of PS Special Cell for offence under Section 3(1) and 3(4) of MCOC Act. 2. Status report in terms with last order was not filed. It has been repeatedly observed in almost all cases that status reports are not filed by the State in time. However, keeping in mind the issue of liberty, that too, an interim liberty on medical grounds, I find no reason to adjourn the matter. BAIL APPLN. 228/2026 Page 1 of 5 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec455 Signature Not Verified 69af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557 0996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.02.03 17:43:37 -08'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:03.02.2026 17:49:09 3. Learned APP for State has shown me the relevant documents and the same have been shared with the learned senior counsel for accused/applicant as well. 4. Broadly speaking, the accused/applicant seeks six weeks interim bail on the ground that his mother has to undergo knee replacement surgery. 5. Learned APP for State, assisted by IO/Inspector Sundeep Yadav, strongly opposes the interim b