MOHD SULTAN ALAM vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 3862/2025, CRL.M.A. 30114/2025 & CRL.M.A. 36848/2025 MOHD SULTAN ALAM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Fahim A. Khan (through videoconferencing) and Mr. Tabish Kamal, Advocates. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with Inspector Dinesh Kumar and SI Akshay Dagar, PS Shaheen Bagh. Ms. Shabana Anjam, Advocate (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 Shaheen Bagh for offence under Section 64(1)/351(2) BNS. 1.1. For the first time, this bail application came up for hearing before the predecessor bench on 09.10.2025 and by way of detailed order, the accused/applicant was granted interim protection from arrest till next date. BAIL APPLN. 3862/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4 Signature Not Verified 5569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26 fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.03.25 18:11:35 -07'00' By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:25.03.2026 18:17:07 That order continued on date to date basis and finally, this matter was assigned to this bench on 09.01.2026 when by way of detailed order, interim protection was extended till this date. 1.2. On last date (09.01.2026), learned counsel for accused/applicant alleged that on 01.08.2025, a phone call from prosecutrix was received on the mobile phone of the accused/applicant and he recorded the conversati