ABHINAY KUMAR vs STATE( GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI)

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$~78 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 18.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4473/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 2072/2024, CRL.M.A. 36652/2024 & 12666/2025 ABHINAY KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Yadav, Advocate (through videoconferencing) versus STATE( GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State with SI Satender Kumar and Inspector Abhijeet Singh. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 387/2024 of PS Geeta Colony for offence under Section 406/420/120B/34 IPC. 1.1 This anticipatory bail application was listed for first hearing on 05.12.2024 before the predecessor bench and after hearing both sides, the learned predecessor bench directed that subject to his joining investigation, the accused/applicant shall not be arrested till next date. That interim BAIL APPLICATION 4473/2024 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45 Signature Not Verified 569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557 0996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa Digitally Signed , cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.18 18:16:17 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:18.03.2026 18:18:10 protection continued on date to date basis till date. Along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application also was transferred to this bench. 1.2 Today is the first hearing before this bench. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State. 2. Briefly stated, prosecution case is as follows. In the FIR, the complainant de facto alleged that he was approached