BAIL APPLN. 2753/2026 $~99 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 2753/2026 & CRL.M.A. 20947/2026 SATTAR @ ZEESHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Lewish Edward, Mr. Ayush Khanna, Mr. Vignesh Praveen, Mr. Karan Singh Tomar, Mr. Sameer, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Tarang Srivastava, APP. SI Shiv Dayal Kumar, PS-Dayal Pur. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 20.07.2026 1. By way of the present application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the applicant seeks regular bail in connection with FIR No. 480/2020 dated 13.09.2020, registered at Police Station Dayal Pur, Delhi, under Sections 302/307/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act, 1959. 2. Mr. Tarang Srivastava, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, submits that, according to the prosecution, the incident arose out of a gang war between two rival groups, resulting in the death of the victim. He further submits that, out of a total of 51 prosecution witnesses, 11 have been examined thus far, whereas one eye-witness, namely Naushad, who is protected under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, and four other independent witnesses remain to be examined. 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 23/07/2026 at 11:37:07 BAIL APPLN. 2753/2026 3. After some hearing, Mr. Lewish Edward, learned counsel for the applicant, seeks permission to withdraw the present bail application. He, however, requests that appropriate directions be issued for the expeditious recording of the evidence of the material witnesses. He submits that the eye-witness has been partly examined-in-chief but is appearing only intermittently on the dates fixed for hearing. 4. Having regard to the length of custody of the petitioner, the Trial Court is requested to take all practicable steps in this regard, subject to its own Board and the age of matters pending before it. Mr. Srivastava submits that the prosecution shall also extend its cooperation to ensure the expeditious progress of the trial. 5. The bail application, alongwith the pending application, is dismissed as withdrawn, in terms of the above submission. 6. It is made clear that, in the event the recording of the evidence of the material witnesses is inordinately delayed, the applicant shall be at liberty to move a fresh application before the learned Trial Court, in accordance with law. 7. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case or on any application that may be filed by the applicant hereafter, which shall be considered by the appropriate Court on its own merits, in accordance with law. PRATEEK JALAN, J JULY 20, 2026 ‘B’/AN/ 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 23/07/2026 at 11:37:07