SALIM MALIK MUNNA vs STATE THROUGH SHO PS SPECIAL CELL

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 21st May, 2026 Uploaded on: 21st May, 2026 + CRL.A. 135/2026 SALIM MALIK MUNNA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Jawahar Raja, Mr. Archit Krishna, Ms. Tamanna Pankaj, Ms Priya Vats, Ms. Aditi Saraswat, Mr. Anirudh Ramnathan, Mr. Nitai Hinduja, Mr. Indronil Choudhary, Mr. Ashutosh Shukla, Advs. versus STATE THROUGH SHO PS SPECIAL CELL .....Respondent Through: Mr. S.V. Raju, ASG along with Mr. Madhukar Pandey- SPP, Mr. Dhruv Pande, Mr. Samrat Goswami, Insp. Anil Kumar - Special Cell Insp. Sandeep Kumar with SI Divya Ms. Sakshi Jayant, Adv. for R2 CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present appeal has been filed by the Appellant- Salim Malik@Munna under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Act, 2008 assailing the impugned order dated 29th January, 2026 (hereinafter, ‘impugned order’) passed by the ld. Additional Sessions Judge-03, Shahdara District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi in IA No. 268/2026 in Sessions Case Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA NEGI CRL.A. 135/2026 Page 1 of 14 Signing Date:21.05.2026 17:23:13 No. 163/2020. The present case arises out of FIR No. 59/2020 registered at PS. Crime Branch, Delhi. 3. Vide the impugned order, the application filed by the Appellant seeking regular bail has been rejected by the ld. Special Court. 4. The submission by Mr. Jawahar Raja, ld. Counsel appearing for the Appellant is that the case of the Appellant is fully covered by the decision of the Supreme Court in Gulfisha Fatima v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi), 2026 INSC 2. It is submitted that the role attributed to the Appellant is similar to the role attributed to the Mohd. Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmad, who