MR HIMANSHU ALIYAS DONTI vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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* I N T H E H I G H CO U R T O F D E L H I A T N E W D E L H I Reserved on: April 22, 2026 % Pronounced on: May 05, 2026 + BAIL APPLN. 371/2026 MR HIMANSHU ALIYAS DONTI ....Applicant Through: Mr. Lakshay Yadav, Mr. Yashvir Singh, Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Mr. Harsh Jain, Advocates Versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with Ms. Upasana Bakshi, Ms. Divya Bakshi and Mr. Gourav Singh, Advs. Mr. Danish Aftab Chaudhary, Advocate with brother of the deceased (Through VC). Mr. Sarthak Karol, Standing Counsel (DHCLSC) Ms. Neelakshi Bhadauria & Ms. Tanishka Pawar, Advocates CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. The applicant, vide the present application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeks grant of regular bail in SC No.159/2018 arising out of FIR No.791/2017 dated 14.11.2017 registered at PS.: Sultan BAIL APPLN. 371/2026 Page 1 of 13 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:05.05.2026 05:34:23 Puri, Delhi under Sections 365/364A/302/201/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. Succinctly put, as per prosecution, on the intervening night of 07- 08.11.2017, the complainant came to PS Sultan Puri reporting the disappearance of his elder brother Rahul Saxena (hereinafter referred to as “deceased”). During the course of enquiry, it was revealed that shortly before his disappearance, the deceased had sent a WhatsApp text message to one of his employees, sharing contact details of “Sellu Builder” and “Bijender Builder” saying that “M iske sath Sec 32 aaya hu ye Sec-22 wala banda hai”. Based thereon, the present FIR came to be registered and investigation was initiated, during which it transpired that ransom calls