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BAIL APPLN. 2612/2026 1
$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 2612/2026 & CRL.M.A. 19960-19961/2026
MOHD FAIZ
.....Petitioner Through: Ms. Akanksha Rai and Mr. Gurmeet Kaur, Advocates
versus
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
.....Respondent
Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for State Insp. C.L. Meena and Insp. Surendra Sharma, PS Jagat Puri
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN
O R D E R %
13.07.2026
1. Applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 0395/2023 registered at Police Station Jagat Puri for commission of offences under Sections 392/394/302/34 IPC.
2.
Learned counsel for applicant submits that applicant is facing trial for offences under Sections 304/392/394/397/34 IPC.
3. Earlier also, application was moved by the applicant before this Court seeking bail, which was dismissed by this Court vide order dated 22.09.2025. While dismissing, this Court had also observed that learned Trial Court shall not grant unnecessary adjournment for recording of testimony of the concerned jeweller, who happens to be a material witness.
4.
Learned counsel for applicant submits that such jeweller entered into witness-box on 09.12.2025 and his examination-in-chief has yet not completed for the reason that DVR has not been produced which is still under 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 15/07/2026 at 11:33:43
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forensic scrutiny.
5. Learned Addl. P.P. for State appears on advance notice and does acknowledge the fact that report from FSL is still awaited.
6. After hearing arguments for some time, learned counsel for applicant submits that she would not press the aforesaid application in case a direction is given to the prosecution to ensure immediate submission of such report before the learned Trial Court so that there is no delay in the ongoing trial, particularly, for the reason that accused is in custody for last three years.
7. Keeping in mind the overall facts of the case and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present application is disposed of with the direction to prosecution to ensure that FSL result is placed before the learned Trial Court within six weeks from today failing which applicant would be at liberty to revive the present application before this Court.
8. Other pending applications also stand disposed of in aforesaid terms.
9. SHO/IO would collect the copy of this order and would pursue with the Director, FSL to ensure its compliance.
MANOJ JAIN, J JULY 13, 2026/dr/sy 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 15/07/2026 at 11:33:43