HANNAN vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~38 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 75/2026, CRL.M.A. 698/2026, 699/2026 & 697/2026 HANNAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajat Kumar and Mr. Archit Krishna, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Manoj Kumar. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 687/2025 of PS IGI Airport, Delhi for offence under Section 318(4)/336(3)/340(2) of BNS and Section 12 of Passport Act. 2. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/SI Manoj Kumar. 3. The IO has not brought investigation file but is able to brief learned BAIL APPLICATION 75/2026 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, GIRISH KATHPALIA 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff80 1e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.01.09 17:34:02 -08'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:09.01.2026 17:41:28 APP. There appears to be no serious objection to this anticipatory bail application, as there is no cogent incriminating evidence against the accused/applicant. 4. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is that one Wasim Khan was deported from Hong Kong on the basis of some discrepancy in his passport which arose on account of difference of years of birth in the Aadhar Cards of Wasim Khan. In his confessional statement, Wasim Khan alleged that the present accused/applicant, being operator of the documentation centre, had facilitated in obtaining t