SANDDEP@ CHAMAN vs STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 176/2026 & CRL.M.A. 1497/2026 SANDDEP @ CHAMAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with SI Renu, PS Wazirabad CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No.490/2025 of PS Wazirabad, Delhi for offence under Section 109(1)/3(5) BNS & 25/27 Arms Act. Learned APP has submitted status report across the board, which is accepted to be scanned and made part of the record. 2. Despite repeated directions that when the IO is on leave, at least the concerned SHO should appear with the investigation file to assist the learned prosecutor, in this case again, neither the IO/SI Heera Lal nor the SHO Inspector Amit Kumar has appeared. The local police has opted to send one SI Renu only. This has to be now deprecated strongly. In the absence of the BAIL APPLICATION 176/2026 pages 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec 45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, 3. The present case is on a similar footing. In vi