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

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$~5 * 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 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=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec 45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15 Digitally Signed 570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801 e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA By:NEETU N NAIR Date: 2026.02.11 17:43:17 -08'00' Signing Date:11.02.2026 17:59:13 of a neighbour, and he was working there. That neighbour also being of the same community, relatives of the first informant except his paternal uncle (the deceased) also were the guests. At that time, one Shubham @ Tolu called up Kohinoor @ Chavanni over phone and there was exchange of abuses. After that, his cousin Gaurav asked the first informant to