BABU LAL vs STATE (N.C.T.OF DELHI)

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$~68 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 18.05.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1940/2026 & CRL.M.A. 15764/2026 BABU LAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M.L. Yadav, Mr. Harish Chand, Mr. Anant Chittoria and Mr. Harsh Kumar, Advocates versus STATE (N.C.T.OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with Inspector Amul Tyagi and SI Lokesh 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.407/2021 of Police Station Govindpuri for offence under Section 302/34 IPC. 2. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that he stabbed one Hari Kishan to death. On 25.06.2021 at about 07:30pm, an information was received at the police station about the alleged stabbing, which information was recorded as GD No. 81A and assigned to the IO/SI Om Prakash who reached the spot and was informed by Rakhi, niece of the injured person that somebody had inflicted multiple stab blows and the injured had been shifted to hospital by brother of the injured. The injured BAIL APPLN.1940/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45 569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557 Signature Not Verified 0996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa , cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.05.18 05:23:10 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:18.05.2026 17:46:45 was declared dead in the hospital and on the next day, wife and brother of the deceased made their statement to the Investigating Officer, alleging that before taking his last breath the deceased had told them having been stabbed b