$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 200/2026 ISHU @ YUSUF .....Applicant Through: Mr. M. K. Upadhyay, Adv. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP SI Sachin Jaswal, PS.: Sarai Rohilla Mr. Sarthak Karol, Adv. (DHCLSC) with Ms. Neelakshi Bhadauria and Mr. Shashank Sharma, Advs. for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 06.07.2026 1. By virtue of the present bail application under Section 483 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the applicant seeks regular bail in FIR No.42/2023 dated 22.01.2023 under Sections 394/397/411/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) registered at PS.: Sarai Rohilla, Delhi. 2. As per facts, upon an intimation received on 21.01.2023 regarding injuries sustained in a quarrel, the Investigating Officer reached the Hospital where the victim (complainant) had already been taken by his brother. The statement of complainant recorded there revealed that one of the two co-accused persons caught hold of the complainant and demanded money from him and on his refusal, he was stabbed by the applicant, after 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 08/07/2026 at 11:41:24 which both the co-accused persons took an amount of Rs.6,200/- and fled the spot. 3. During investigation on 22.01.2023, both co-accused persons were arrested and an amount of Rs.1,400/- was recovered from the applicant herein. Whence the dossier of applicant was shown to the complainant, he correctly identified him as the one who stabbed him. 4. Currently, the charges have already been framed and the matter is at the stage of prosecution evidence before the learned Trial Court. 5. It is in this factual backdrop, that this Court has heard learned counsel for the applicant as also the learned APP and the learned counsel for the complainant. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances involved, since the applicant has been duly identified by the complainant and the weapon used in commission of offence is yet to be recovered, as also as the evidence is at the verge of completion and merely ‘three witnesses’ are left to be examined, this Court is of the prima facie opinion that no case of granting regular bail to the applicant, at this stage, is made out. 7. Thus, taking a cumulative view, the present application seeking grant of regular bail is dismissed. 8. Needless to say, expression of view(s) on the merits, if any, are solely for the purposes of adjudication of the present application and shall have no bearing on the overall case/ trial involved. SAURABH BANERJEE, J JULY 6, 2026/So 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 08/07/2026 at 11:41:24