ANGREJ CHAUDHARY @ PUJARI SINGH vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 30.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 541/2025 ANGREJ CHAUDHARY @ PUJARI SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankaj Giri, Advocate. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with Inspector Pankaj Kumar Thakur, PS EOW, Inspector Sumit Kumar and SI Dharmendra, PS Patel Nagar. Mr. Vipin Singh, Advocate (through videoconferencing). CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 29/2021 of Police Station Patel Nagar for offence under Section 302/201/34 of IPC. 2. This bail application was listed for the first hearing on 07.02.2025 before the predecessor bench and remained pending before different benches. Finally, along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application also was transferred to this bench. Today is the first effective BAIL APPLN. 541/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb48 35d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2e Signature Not Verified ee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.30 17:21:18 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:30.03.2026 17:27:05 hearing before this bench. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/Inspector Pankaj Kumar Thakur. 3. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is that the accused/applicant and his co-accused Shivam were hired by wife of the deceased and her paramour to kill the deceased. It is alleged that the accused/applicant and co- accused Shivam stabbed