NAVEEN KUMAR vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~6&7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 19.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 545/2026 NAVEEN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. B.P. Sharma, Mr. Tej Varun, Mr. Amjad Khan, Mr. Sumit Kumar and Mr. Mohd. Azruddin, Advocates versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with SI/Inspector Virender + BAIL APPLN. 997/2026 SANJEEV SAGAR @ SANDEEP @ ANKUL KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mayank Jain, Advocate versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with SI/Inspector Virender CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicants seek regular bail in case FIR No. 435/2022 of PS Wazirabad for offence under Section 392/397/411/302/201/34 IPC. BAIL APPLICATION 545/2026 & 997/2026 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4556 Signature Not Verified 9af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155709 96b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, Digitally Signed cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.19 18:05:42 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:19.03.2026 18:09:46 2. Status report has not been filed, which shows that State is not seriously interested in opposing these bail applications. 3. Broadly speaking, prosecution case is as follows. On 27.05.2022, dead body of an unknown person was recovered near Burari flyover and on the basis of identity card, the body was found to be of one Rakesh. On being contacted, son of Rakesh informed the police that Rakesh had come to Delhi from their village in Sambhal, UP to distribute invitation cards for marriage of his son and