BILAL MALIK @ AMAN vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 24.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 206/2026, CRL.M (BAIL) 573/2026 & CRL. M.A. 1691/2026 BILAL MALIK @ AMAN .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Nandita Rao, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vimal Tyagi, Mr. Ankur Raghav, Mr. Ujjwal Sharma and Mr. Balaji Pathak, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP with Inspector Dheeraj Kumar, Special Staff and SI Ankur, Jafrabad. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 179/2024 of PS Jafrabad for offence under Section 302/120B IPC and Section 25 Arms Act. 1.1 At the outset, learned senior counsel for accused/applicant on instructions submits that in compliance with last order, the accused/applicant has duly surrendered. This is affirmed by the IO/Inspector Dheeraj Kumar. I have heard learned senior counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by the IO. BAIL APPLN. 206/2026 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=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4af ec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacc a, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - KATHPALIA 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d Digitally Signed 15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff 801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA By:RAHUL YADAV Date: 2026.03.24 16:47:12 -07'00' Signing Date:24.03.2026 17:14:42 2. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is that on 10.05.2024, a telephonic information was received in the police station to the effect that in an incident of gun fire, one person had got killed. The investigating officer reached the spot and carried out the requisite investigations through the crime team. The dead body was