$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC011057032025 + BAIL APPLN. 5010/2025 VIBHU RAJ CHAUDHARY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Deepak Chhikara, Mr. Shrey Sahai, Mr. Harsh Sharma, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP. SI Vipin Kumar, PS. Mukherji Nagar. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 01.09.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No. 624/2025, registered at Police Station Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 110, 126(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’). 3. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant has joined the investigation and he has been granted interim protection by this Court vide order dated 23.12.2025. 4. Per contra, learned APP for the State submits that though the Applicant has joined the investigation, he is not cooperating with the interrogation and This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/09/2026 at 10:34:08 he has also not produced his mobile phone before the Investigating Officer (‘IO’). 5. The Court has heard learned counsel for the Applicant as well as learned APP for the State. 6. The plea of the Applicant is that the present FIR is a counterblast to the FIR registered by him against the present complainant in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. The chargesheet has already been filed before the learned Trial Court against co-accused persons. The injured stands discharged from the hospital. 7. In view thereof, the present application is allowed. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the Applicant shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing a bail bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the concerned SHO/Investigating Officer, subject to the following conditions: i) The Applicant shall join the investigation as and when required and shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer. ii) The Applicant shall remain available on the mobile number(s) shared by him with the concerned SHO/Investigating Officer. iii) The Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make an attempt to influence the witnesses or tamper with the evidence in any manner. iv) In case of change of residential address/contact details, the Applicant shall promptly inform the same to the concerned I.O./SHO. 8. The application is disposed of accordingly. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 9. Needless to state, nothing stated hereinabove shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case, and the observations made herein are confined to the consideration of the present bail application. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/09/2026 at 10:34:08 10. The order be uploaded on the website of this Court forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 1, 2026/b/m This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/09/2026 at 10:34:08