$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 2593/2026, CRL.M.A. 19847/2026 RAHUL PANDEY .....Applicant Through: Mr. R.D. Singh, Advocate (through VC) versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP with Mr. Aditya Vikarm Singh and Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Advocates with Insp. Chanchal Singh, IO Spl. Staff Railways CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 10.07.2026 1. By virtue of the present application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the applicant seeks grant of anticipatory bail in eFIR No.80005516/2026 dated 18.01.2026 registered at PS.: Old Delhi Railway Station, Delhi under Sections 303(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). 2. At the outset, learned APP has handed over a copy of order dated 02.07.2026 passed by the learned ACJM-02 (Central), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi entitled “State vs. Rahul Pandey”, which is taken on record. He submits that as apparent therefrom, the applicant has been declared an absconder. 3. To this, learned counsel for applicant submits that he is initiating appropriate steps in accordance with law qua the same. 4. Considering that the applicant has already been declared as an absconder by the learned Trial Court vide order dated 02.07.2026, 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 14/07/2026 at 11:08:51 since no steps whatsoever have been initiated thereagainst by him, as also since there has not been any change in circumstances after passing of the last dismissal order dated 23.05.2026 by the learned Trial Court, this Court is not inclined to allow the present application as custodial interrogation of the applicant may be required to unearth the conspiracy as also to recover the case property. 5. Accordingly, the present application alongwith the pending application is dismissed. SAURABH BANERJEE, J JULY 10, 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 14/07/2026 at 11:08:51