MOHD. MUSTAK vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 22.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4050/2025 & CRL.M.A. 31489/2025 MOHD. MUSTAK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pavitraveer Singh, Mr. Akash, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with Inspector Mahesh Kumar, PS Kartavya Path. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 48/2023 of PS Kartvya Path for offence under Section 304 IPC. 2. Broadly speaking, the case against the accused/applicant, as culled out of the FIR is that on 26.09.2023, in the course of exchange of hot words between the accused/applicant and maternal uncle (Akhtar Hussain) of the first informant, the accused/applicant inflicted a rod blow on the head of Akhtar Hussain, due to which he fell down and the accused/applicant fled away. The entire incident was allegedly witnessed by the first informant BAIL APPLICATION 4050/2025 pages 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4 5569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 3. Learned counsel for accuse