NAZAR vs STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 17.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1575/2025 & CRL.M.A. 12424/2025 NAZAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Parvej Ali Khan, Proxy Counsel. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with Inspector S.K. Chandolia. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 245/2020 of PS Pul Prahlad Pur for offence under Section 302/307/323/341/34 IPC. 1.1 This bail application came up for the first hearing on 25.04.2025 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. Along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application was transferred to this bench. BAIL APPLICATION 1575/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4 835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - KATHPALIA 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd Signature Not Verified 2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.17 14:22:09 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:17.03.2026 16:30:16 1.2 Today is the first hearing before me. Proxy counsel for accused/applicant seeks pass over on the ground that the arguing counsel is held up in Patiala House Court. Advocates are aware that on account of heavy board of this court, once a matter is passed over, it does not reach till even 05:30pm and the matter gets adjourned. Instead of seeking adjournment, now advocates in some of the cases are seeking passovers, that too as in the present case, the arguing counsel has opted to appear before Patiala House Court instead o