$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 179/2026 VIKAS KUMAR JAIN .....Applicant Through: Mr. Vishnu Sharma and Ms. Vanshika Sharma, Advs. versus THE STATE OF ( NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State with Ms. Upasana Bakshi, Divya Bakshi, Ms. Divya Bakshi and Mr. Ashok Kumar Shukla, Advs. Mr. Manmeet Singh Maini, Adv. for Complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 21.07.2026 1. By virtue of the present application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the applicant seeks grant of regular bail in the proceedings arising out of FIR No.399/2013 registered at PS.: Adarsh Nagar, Delhi under Sections 392/394/397/307/ 411/427/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). 2. As per FIR, on 13.12.2013 one of the co-accused person, after shooting the complainant with a pistol, robbed his two bags, wherein one bag contained Rs. 18,00,000/-, PAN Card, ATM Card, Driving Licence, R/C, photographs and other documents and the other bag contained cheque book, foreign currency, Aadhar Card. Based thereon, the present 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 24/07/2026 at 11:54:15 FIR was registered. 3. During investigation it was revealed that the applicant had all the information about the whereabouts and work profile of the complainant, and pursuant to further investigation, Rs. 1,00,000/- of the robbed money was recovered on his instance as also Call Detail Records (CDRs) inter se the co-accused persons were found. Thereafter, the applicant was arrested on 08.02.2014. 4. Interestingly, the applicant was granted bail in the present FIR, however, he, thereafter, failed to appear before the learned Trial Court and evaded the process of law, and thus, he was declared a Proclaimed Offender (PO) by the learned Trial Court sometime in August, 2022, where after he was re-arrested in the present FIR on 25.10.2025. 5. In the proceedings before the learned Trial Court, the matter is currently at the stage of prosecution evidence. 6. It is under these facts and circumstances; this Court has heard the learned counsel for the applicant as also the learned APP and learned counsel for the complainant. 7. As borne out, it cannot be controverted that even though the applicant was granted regular bail in the year 2015, he failed to appear since the year 2022, only to be declared a PO in August, 2022 and finally to be re-arrested after more than three years since then. This was all because he had changed his address without informing the IO/ SHO/ Court. It is not in dispute that the applicant is not a fly by night operator who is unaware of the factual matrix or the order granting him bail previously. Further, after securing bail he never attempted to follow up the alleged compromise/ settlement. This raises a serious apprehension on his 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 24/07/2026 at 11:54:15 conduct and of absconding, if enlarged on bail. 8. On merits, facts reveal that the applicant had the knowledge of the whereabouts and the profile of the complainant which is fortified by the existence of CDRs inter se the applicant and the co-accused persons as also Rs. 1,00,000/-, a part of the robbed amount, was recovered from him. Also, the applicant is not a first-time offender as he is involved in an FIR bearing no. 419/2013, under Sections 420/406/467/468/471 of the IPC at PS.: Karol Bagh, Delhi. 9. Thus, taking a cumulative view of the facts and circumstances involved herein as also the apparent conduct of the applicant, the present application seeking grant of regular bail is hereby dismissed. 10. Needless to say, expression of view(s) on the merits, if any, are solely for the purposes of adjudication of the present application and shall have no bearing on the overall case/ trial involved. SAURABH BANERJEE, J JULY 21, 2026/Ab 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 24/07/2026 at 11:54:15