MANISH YADAV vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 19.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 436/2025 & CRL.M.A. 3105/2025 MANISH YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Parth Chaturvedi, Advocate (through videoconferencing). versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Rahul Ranjan. Mr. Nishant Kumar Tyagi, Advocate for R-2/complainant de facto (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. 659/2024 of PS Harsh Vihar for offence under Section 406/420 IPC. 1.1 This anticipatory bail application came up for the first hearing on BAIL APPLICATION 436/2025 Page 1 of 6 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569 af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH Signature Not Verified COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557099 6b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.03.19 18:02:11 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:19.03.2026 18:09:46 31.01.2025 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. On the very first date, the predecessor bench referred the matter to the Delhi High Court Mediation Centre as desired by both sides and granted interim protection to the accused/applicant from arrest. That interim protection continues till date. Along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application also was transferred to this bench. 1.2 Today is the first hearing before me. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/SI Rahul Ranjan. I have a