MR. PRADEEP SOLANKI vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 16.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4926/2025 MR. PRADEEP SOLANKI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumeet Shokeen, Mr. Ankit Kumar and Mr. Deepesh, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahalwat, APP for State with Inspector Surender Kumar. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 766/2015 of PS Chhawla for offence under Section 302/307/34 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act. 2. Status report in terms with last order has not been filed. 3. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/Inspector Surender Kumar. 4. Broadly speaking, according to prosecution case, the accused/applicant and his associates killed the deceased by way of multiple gunshot injuries. The first informant, Suraj Bhan who witnessed the alleged BAIL APPLN. 4926/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec455 69af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH Signature Not Verified COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570 996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.03.16 17:24:08 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:16.03.2026 17:38:28 killing was also fired at but the shot misfired and did not hit him. Out of three eye witnesses, the first informant Suraj Bhan was killed later and was dropped vide order dated 01.07.2024 while the other eye witnesses Sanjay Malik and Bheem Singh have not supported prosecution case. 5. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that he is in custody for past almost ten yea