SHUBHAM @ RITIK vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 11.02.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 2481/2025 SHUBHAM @ RITIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. K. Z. Khan and Mr. Suresh Kumar, Advocates. versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with Inspector Braham Prakash, Inspector Ashok Kumar and SI Vishnu Singh, PS Badarpur. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 536/2022 of PS Badarpur for offence under Section 302/34 IPC. 2. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP assisted by IO/Inspector Braham Prakash. 3. Broadly speaking, prosecution case as flowing out of the FIR registered on the complaint of nephew of the deceased is as follows. The first informant is working as a helper in the tent house run by his father. On 18.12.2022, they had installed a tent in connection with betrothal ceremony BAIL APPLN. 2481/2025 pages 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec 45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15 4. As against the above backdrop, lea