DIPAK DAS vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~80 & 81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 12.02.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1382/2025, CRL.M.A. 4912/2026 & CRL.M.A. 4830/2026 DIPAK DAS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ranbir Singh Kundu, Ms. Suman Saharan, Mr. Naresh Kumar, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahalwat, APP for State and Ms. Shehnaz Khan, Advocate with SI Naveen, Special Staff. + BAIL APPLN. 3555/2025 RAHUL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankaj Giri, Advocate versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahalwat, APP for State and Ms. Shehnaz Khan, Advocate with SI Naveen, Special Staff. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The applicants/accused Dipak Das and Rahul seek regular bail in case FIR No. 440/2022 of Police Station Saket for the offence under Section BAIL APPLN. 1382/2025 & 3555/2025 Page 1 of 6 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af Signature Not Verified 3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, KATHPALIA st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996 b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.02.12 18:03:39 -08'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:12.02.2026 18:07:50 20(b)(ii)(C)/25 NDPS Act. 2. These bail applications were listed for the first time on 08.04.2025 and 17.09.2025, respectively before the predecessor benches and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. Today, the applications are listed before me for the first time. 3. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicants and learned APP assisted by IO/SI Naveen. 4. Broadly speaking, prosecution case is as follows. On 04.12.2022 at about