SAURABH vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 17.02.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 2065/2025 SAURABH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anil Basoya, Mr. Kunal Basoya and Mr. Rohit Lohia, Advocates. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahalwat, APP for State with Inspector Sanjeev Mishra and Inspector Satbir Singh, PS Jaitpur. Mr. Sidharth Yadav, Advocate for deceased/Complainant (through videoconferencing). CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 514/2023 of PS Jaitpur for offence under Section 302/34 IPC. 2. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is as follows. In his FIR statement, Arjun, friend of the deceased Ravi stated that on 11.12.2023, three-four boys started beating up Ravi, so Ravi tried to flee, but those boys stopped him and assaulted him with fists and kicks. In the FIR, Arjun stated that he knew two of the assailants as Monu and Prince, and that he could BAIL APPLN. 2065/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff80 1e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.02.17 18:08:49 -08'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:17.02.2026 18:33:23 identify the assailants if brought before him. The injured Ravi succumbed to his injuries on 15.12.2023 in the hospital. The identity of the assailants was tried to be established by police on the basis of their identification from CCTV footage. 3. On behalf of accused/applicant Saurabh, it is contended that he is inno