GHISULAL JAIN vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~P-1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 06.05.2026 Pronounced on: 19.05.2026 Uploaded on: 19.05.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1222/2026, CRL.M.A. 9495-96/2026 GHISULAL JAIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhay Gupta, Mr. Paramjeet Singh, Ms. Bhavya Garg and Ms. Himani Kumar, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Tarang Srivastava, APP. Mr. Mohit Mathur, Senior Advocate with Mr. Shubham Kalanwal, Mr. Aviral Mittal, Mr. Vignesh, Mr. Himanshu Tyagi, Ms. Samiksha Sharma & Mr. Aman Gaur, Advocates for complainant. SI Pooja Yadav, PS:Tughlak Road. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN JUDGMENT 1. By way of this application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [“BNSS”], the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with FIR No. 128/2025, dated 14.12.2025, registered at Police Station Tughlak Road, New Delhi, under Sections 406/420/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [“IPC”]. Signature Not Verified Signed By:PARUL VASHIST BAIL APPLN. 1222/2026 Page 1 of 11 Signing Date:19.05.2026 20:25:13 2. By order of this Court dated 28.03.2026, the petitioner was granted interim protection, on the statement of learned counsel on both sides, that they would like to explore the possibility of a settlement. Accordingly, the parties were referred to mediation, subject to the petitioner joining investigation and cooperating with the Investigating Officer [“IO”]. However, as per the mediation report dated 22.04.2026, the mediation proceedings were recorded as a “Non-Starter”. 3. Thereafter, by order dated 24.04.2026, the parties were granted another opportunity to resolve the matter, and the matter was again referred to mediation. However, the subsequent mediation report dated 05.05.2026 recorded that the mediation procee