JOHAN KEVAT ALIAS MASTAN BABA vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 13.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4697/2025 & CRL.M.A. 36186/2025 JOHAN KEVAT ALIAS MASTAN BABA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumit Kumar, Advocate. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with Inspector Santosh Kumar and Inspector Babu Lal, PS Kashmere Gate. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No.562/2022 of PS Kashmere Gate for offence under Section 302 IPC. 2. Broadly speaking, according to prosecution case, a blind FIR was registered on the basis of telephonic information received in the police station regarding discovery of a dead body in the tea stall of the informant. After investigation, the accused/applicant was arrested as a culprit. As per prosecution case, the deceased was killed by way of danda blows. BAIL APPLICATION 4697/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6f b4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - KATHPALIA 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80c bd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.01.13 17:33:01 -08'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:13.01.2026 17:42:40 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant contends that he is in jail since 15.10.2022, without there being any incriminating evidence against him. It is contended that even the circumstantial evidence collected by the IO is not sufficient to justify further incarceration of the accused/applicant. 4. Learned APP for State assisted by the IO/Inspector Santosh Kumar contends that there is sufficient e