MANHAR SABHARWAL vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

$~47, 53 & 72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 9th February, 2026 CRL.M.C. 1055/2026 & CRL.M.A. 4193/2026 MANHAR SABHARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pranzal Jha, Mr. Kharanshu Rana and Mr. Arun Malik, Advocates alongwith petitioner in person. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State. Mr. Puneet Yadav, Mr. Sourabh Gupta and Mr. Vasu Dev, Advocates for R-2. 53 W.P.(CRL) 461/2026 & CRL.M.A. 4209/2026 RAKESH SABHARWAL & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Mr. Puneet Yadav and Mr. Vasu Dev, Advocates. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel for the State. Mr. Pranzal Jha, Mr. Kharanshu Rana and Mr. Arun Malik, Advocates for R-2. 72 W.P.(CRL) 481/2026 & CRL.M.A. 4427/2026 2. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. All the abovesaid three petitions have been taken up together as these are connected matters. 2. CRL.M.C. 1055/2026 relates to FIR No. 726/2022 dated 01.09.2022. registered at P.S. Ashok Vihar under Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC. The accused in the abovesaid FIR is Mr. Manhar Sabharwal and