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2026 DAILYLAW 11678 (DEL)

SONU @ SHITIZ v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

BAIL APPLN./924/2026 · 2026-07-08

Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav

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$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 924/2026 SONU @ SHITIZ .....Petitioner Through: Mr Hariom, Ms Ashu Gupta, Ms Khushi Singhal, Ms Preeti, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for the State. Insp. Manish Kumar along with main IO insp. Rakesh Kumar. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 08.07.2026 1. The applicant seeks grant of regular bail in connection with FIR no.163/2019 for offences punishable under Sections 364/302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [‘IPC’] registered at police station Narela Outer North, Delhi. 2. The chargesheet, however, has been filed. There are three accused persons, out of them, two have already been enlarged on bail by the orders passed by the trial Court as well as by this Court. 3. Vide order dated 04.10.2024, one of the accused namely, Mohit was granted regular bail by the trial Court. Another accused, namely, Bhupender @ Rohit has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 07.10.2024 by this Court. The facts and the situations with respect to the other applicants, who 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 13/07/2026 at 16:55:01 have been enlarged on regular bail, are almost similar. 4. Besides the reasons assigned by the Courts in both these orders, it be noted that out of 32 witnesses, only 15 witnesses have been examined. 5. With respect to the involvement of the present applicant in another case i.e. FIR no.162/2019 under Section 308 of the IPC, the other accused who were granted bail were also involved. In any case, neither before 2019 nor thereafter, there is any other case registered against the applicant. 6. The trial court will take sufficient time in its conclusion. The applicant has already suffered more than seven years and two months of incarceration. 7. The Court, thus, finds that for the same reason recorded in the respective orders, coupled with additional facts as has been noted hereinabove, the applicant is entitled for grant of regular bail. Accordingly, he is directed to be released on regular bail on the conditions to be imposed by the trial court. 8. Application stands disposed of. PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J JULY 8, 2026/p 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 13/07/2026 at 16:55:01