VIRENDRA BIJARNIYA vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 10.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4540/2024 & CRL.M.A. 37069/2024 VIRENDRA BIJARNIYA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N.R. Swetabh, Advocate. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with IO/ASI Vineet Kumar. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No.330/2024 of Police Station Fatehpur Beri for offence under Section 33/52 Delhi Excise Act and Section 201 IPC. 2. This anticipatory bail application was listed for the first time before the predecessor bench on 09.12.2024 and the accused/applicant was granted interim protection from arrest. Thereafter, this application remained pending before different predecessor benches. On 31.10.2025, since none appeared for the accused/applicant, the predecessor bench vacated the interim protection. Thereafter, along with 179 such old pending bail applications, BAIL APPLN. 4540/2024 pages GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962 c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, KATHPALIA serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5