CHANCHAL GARG vs STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 13.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1462/2025 CHANCHAL GARG .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Utkarsh Mathur, Advocate versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for the State with Inspector Balbeer Singh Mr. Biju P. Raman, Advocate for R-2 (through videoconferencing) CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 348/2025 of Police Station Karol Bagh for offence under Section 318(4)/ 336(3)/340(2) BNS. 2. Initially, this anticipatory bail application was listed for the first time before the predecessor bench on 17.04.2025 and subject to the accused/applicant joining investigation, he was granted interim protection from arrest till next date. That protection continued on date to date basis as BAIL APPLICATION 1462/2025 Page 1 of 5 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 15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965f Digitally Signed f801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.13 17:53:48 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:13.03.2026 17:59:32 the matter kept getting adjourned before different predecessor benches. Thereafter, along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application was transferred to this bench. Today is the first hearing before me. 3. At the outset today, learned counsel for accused/applicant contended that by order dated 23.12.2025, the predecessor bench had referred the matter to the Mediation Centre and remains pending there, so the pre