MOHD FARUQ @ RAJU vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 13.02.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 3713/2024 MOHD FARUQ @ RAJU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anirudh Tanwar, Advocate. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with IO/Inspector Ramesh Kumar. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The applicant/accused seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 185/2016 of Police Station S.P. Badli for the offence under Section 302/201/411/34 IPC. 2. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/Inspector Ramesh Kumar. 3. Broadly speaking, the case of the prosecution, which is based on purely circumstantial evidence is as follows. The first informant Pankaj Mishra stated that on 20.02.2016, his maternal cousin Bindeswari Mishra, who is a truck driver on Delhi-Kolkata route called him up at 04:30pm- BAIL APPLN. 3713/2024 pages GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d 435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, 4. In order to connect the accused/applicant with killing of Bindeswari, the circumstances relied upon by the prosecution side are the evidence of last seen and