ROHIT MALHOTRA vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1944/2025 ROHIT MALHOTRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dhruv Bhagar, Advocate versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with IO/Inspector Mukesh Kumar Mr. Sudhanshu Sikka, Advocate for R2 CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No.515/2024 of PS Uttam Nagar for offence under Section 103(1)/333/238(a)/3(5) of BNS. 1.1 This regular bail application came up for the first hearing on 20.05.2025 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. 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/Inspector Mukesh Kumar and learned counsel for complainant de facto. BAIL APPLICATION 1944/2025 Page 1 of 4 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, Signature Not Verified serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2 eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.20 17:43:35 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:20.03.2026 17:51:09 2. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is as follows. On 01.11.2024, a PCR call by way of GD No. 53A was received at PS Uttam Nagar in which it was reported by the caller that some boys stabbed a person in the locality. That information was marked to SI Vikas Kumar who reached the spot and came