GANESHPRABHU vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 13.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 2612/2024 & & CRL.M.A. 33384/2024 GANESH PRABHU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S. Parthasarathi, Advocate. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with SI Ranbir, PS Lajpat Nagar CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 453/2023 of Police Station Lajpat Nagar for offence under Section 420/467/468/471/120B IPC. 2. This anticipatory bail application came up for the first hearing on 26.07.2024 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. By order dated 26.07.2024, the accused/applicant was granted interim protection from arrest subject to joining investigation and that protection continues till date on date to date basis. Thereafter, along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application was transferred to this bench. Today is the first hearing before me. BAIL APPLICATION 2612/2024 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec 45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15 570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801 Digitally Signed e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.13 17:55:42 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:13.03.2026 17:59:32 3. In furtherance of last order, learned APP instructed by SI Ranveer submits that despite last order, the accused/applicant has not joined investigation. It is submitted by learned APP that by way of order dated 26.07.2024, the accused/applicant was g