ANIL KUMAR vs STATE- GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 18.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 2190/2025 & CRL.M.A. 17835/2025 ANIL KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: None. versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with SI Ashok Singh Chauhan and HC Dalbeer, PS Nihal Vihar. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case e-FIR No. 80046855/2025 of PS Nangloi for offence under Section 305 BNS. 1.1 This bail application came up for the first hearing on 30.05.2025 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. The accused/applicant was granted interim protection from arrest vide order dated 02.06.2025 of the Vacation Bench subject to his joining the investigation. That interim protection continues till date on date to date basis. Along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application was transferred to this bench. BAIL APPLN. 2190/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4af ec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacc a, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - KATHPALIA 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, Digitally Signed serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d 15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff 801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA By:DIKSHA RAWAT Date: 2026.03.18 14:25:06 -07'00' Signing Date:18.03.2026 14:34:51 1.2 Today is the first effective hearing before me. None has appeared on behalf of accused/applicant. 2. Learned APP assisted by IO/SI Ashok submits that despite repeated notices, the accused/applicant has not been joining investigation. It is further submitted that thrice in January 2026 and even for