WAKIL vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 27.02.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 763/2026 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 405/2026 WAKIL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Himanshu Kaushik, Ms. Deepika Vashistha, Mr. Maneesh, Mr. Waseem Akram and Ms. Himanshi Sharma, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with SI Sandeep Bishnoi. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case E-FIR No. 000323/2026 of PS Mayapuri for offence under Section 305(B)/317(2)/3(5) BNS. 2. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/SI Sandeep Bishnoi. BAIL APPLN. 763/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f 97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee604 02c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2026.02.27 17:01:38 -08'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:27.02.2026 17:15:20 3. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that the allegedly stolen vehicle was recovered from possession of his brother, who is a co-accused. 4. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that there is no evidence against him and he is in jail since 06.01.2026. 5. Learned APP assisted by the IO fairly admits that as regards the alleged theft of the subject vehicle, there is no evidence. As regards the recovery of the allegedly stolen vehicle, the IO has shown me in his mobile phone a clip. 6. The said mobile phone clip being the only evidence against the accused/applicant, I have exam