BABLU vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1191/2026, CRL.M.A. 9096/2026 & 9097/2026 BABLU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sunil Prakash Pandey, Advocate versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with SI Manish, PS Burari CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 857/2025 of PS Burari for offence under Section 109(1)/3(5) BNS and Section 25/27 Arms Act. 2. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that by way of revenge, the accused/applicant and his three associates assaulted the victim. The present accused/applicant and Child in Conflict with Law, namely X allegedly caught hold of the victim, after which another Child in Conflict with Law namely Y inflicted knife blow on neck of the victim and they started dragging the victim intending to kill him at some deserted place and at that stage, mother of the victim intervened, so the co-accused Dhiresh BAIL APPLN. 1191/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4 5569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e2 6fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.03.25 18:15:24 -07'00' By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:25.03.2026 18:17:07 took out a pistol and fired at the victim but the shot misfired and hit at a tea vendor present at the spot. Thereafter all four accused persons fled away. 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant argues that no custodial interrogation is required, so he