AMIT vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 28.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1540/2025 AMIT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pankaj Jain, Advocate. versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with Inspector Haroon Ahmad and SI K.P. Singh. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 796/2023 of Police Station New Ashok Nagar for offence under Section 307/435/324/34 of the IPC. 1.1 This bail application came up for the first hearing on 23.04.2025 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. Along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application also was transferred to this bench. 1.2 Today is the first hearing before me. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant as well as learned APP for State assisted by IO/SI K.P. Singh. BAIL APPLN. 1540/2025 Page 1 of 3 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 0996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26f a, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.03.28 18:05:56 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:28.03.2026 18:10:35 2. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant, as deposed by PW1 Pravesh (injured) is that the present accused/applicant and co-accused Shivam caught hold of Pravesh while the co-accused Pawan inflicted stab injury on face of Pravesh with a paper cutter. 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that the accused/applicant is in custody s