BAIL APPLN. 1723/2026 1 $~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 1723/2026 ABHAY CHAUDHARY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M L Chaudhary and Mr. Sujit Kumar, Advocates. versus STATE (NCT) OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP with SI Rohitash Yadav. Mr. Vaibhav Sharma, Advocate for Complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN O R D E R % 17.07.2026 1. Applicant seeks grant of regular bail in FIR No. 357/2025 dated 04.09.2025, registered at Police Station Neb Sarai, Delhi, for offences under Sections 110/333/311/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, (BNS), 2023 (corresponding Sections 308/452/397/34 IPC). 2. The FIR is based on report lodged by one Mr. Yogesh Singh Rawat, who claimed that applicant-Abhay Chaudhary, along with some unknown persons, had trespassed into his office and assaulted and attacked them. According to complainant, he knew the applicant, who had borrowed a sum of Rs. 40,000/- from him but was refusing to return the same, by making lame excuses. 3. As per complainant, the applicant along with his accomplices barged into his office on 16.08.2025, between 11:40 P.M and 11:50 P.M. Applicant-Abhay Chaudhary was carrying a pistol which was pointed at him. When Aryaman Shejwal (friend of complainant) tried to intervene, the complainant and his friends were attacked with iron rod and stick and after assaulting him and while leaving, they also took away a sum of Rs. 58,000/- from their office. 4. Though PCR was informed immediately and the injured were rushed to 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 18/07/2026 at 11:20:05 BAIL APPLN. 1723/2026 2 the Hospital, fact remains that FIR was, eventually, registered on 04.09.2025 only. 5. Undoubtedly, the applicant had, earlier, prayed for anticipatory bail which relief was declined. He later on surrendered on 24.03.2026 and is in continuous incarceration since then. 6. The investigation is already over as charge-sheet has already been filed. There is one other co-accused Himanshu Chaudhary who is already on anticipatory bail, whereas the third accused is, reportedly, absconding. 7. IO is present along with the case file and the Court has also gone through the MLC of injured Yogesh Singh Rawat which was prepared at JPN Apex Trauma Centre of All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the same has also been perused. 8. The Nominal Roll of the applicant would indicate that his custody period is, presently, of around more than three months. It indicates his age to be 24 years. His conduct in the jail is recorded as satisfactory. 9. During course of arguments, when asked, learned Counsel for complainant submitted that there was CCTV installed in the office in question and CCTV footage was provided to the police during the investigation. However, as per learned APP for State, the CCTV footage does not contain any such incident. Learned counsel for complainant submits that, perhaps, CCTV was not functional at the relevant time. 10. It is, however, not amply explained as to why there was undue delay in lodging FIR. 11. Be that as it may, keeping in mind the overall facts of the case and the young age of the applicant and the fact that investigation is already complete and case has been committed, applicant is, hereby, admitted to bail on his furnishing personal bond and surety bond in a sum of Rs. 25,000/- each with the following 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 18/07/2026 at 11:20:05 BAIL APPLN. 1723/2026 3 conditions:- (a) Surety would be ‘local’. (b) Applicant shall appear before the learned Trial Court regularly on date(s) fixed. (c) Applicant/accused shall not come in contact of any witness, directly or indirectly. (d) The applicant/accused shall not leave NCR of Delhi, without permission of learned Trial Court. (e) The applicant/accused shall provide his mobile number to the investigating officer and shall keep the same operational all the time, till the disposal of the case. 12. The application stand disposed of in aforesaid terms. 13. A copy of this order be sent to the learned Trial Court and also to the Jail Superintendent for necessary information and compliance. 14. It will, however, be important to mention that while dictating the order, learned counsel for applicant as well as learned counsel for complainant submitted that the parties, without prejudice to their rights and contentions, are desirous of exploring possibility of amicable settlement and would have no objection if the matter is referred to mediation. 15. At request, matter is, accordingly, referred to the Delhi High Court Mediation & Conciliation Centre for mediation. 16. Parties are directed to appear before the Delhi High Court Mediation & Conciliation Centre on 20.07.2026. 17. The outcome of the mediation be apprised to the concerned SHO/IO as well as to the learned Trial Court. MANOJ JAIN, J JULY 17, 2026/sw/sa 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 18/07/2026 at 11:20:05