SUNIL KUMAR KANDIKUPPA vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 952/2025 SUNIL KUMAR KANDIKUPPA .....Petitioner Through: None. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with IO/SI Deepak. Mr. Shrish Nath Tripathi, Advocate for complainant. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 285/2024 of PS Punjai Bagh for offence under Section 420/468/471 IPC. 2. In this anticipatory bail application pending since 06.03.2025 (though before me this is the first date), none appears on behalf of State. Neither the learned prosecutor nor the IO has appeared. It seems that State has no objection in grant of anticipatory bail. Besides, by way of order dated 07.03.2025, for the reasons mentioned therein, the learned predecessor bench had granted interim protection to the accused/applicant from arrest. 3. At this stage, learned APP enters along with IO/SI Deepak. It is BAIL APPLICATION 952/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec455 69af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, Signature Not Verified serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557 0996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.01.14 17:25:37 -08'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:14.01.2026 17:46:07 submitted by learned APP on instructions of the IO that there is no need for any custodial interrogation but the accused/applicant should at least once join the investigation and answer queries of the IO. 4. Broadly speaking, the case for offence under Section 420 IPC was registered against