$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 2241/2026 & CRL.M.A. 18048/2026 DHARMESH MALIK .....Petitioner Through: Mohd. Arif, Mr. Sanjay Raghav, Mr. Vaibhav Saini, Mr. Ishan Jain, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP Insp. Parveen Badsara, PS Lodhi Colony. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 27.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present application has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’) read with 528 of the BNSS, seeking interim bail for a period of 30 days in FIR No. 0098/2024 registered at Police Station Lodhi Colony under Sections 302, 365, 201, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’) on the ground that the Applicant’s wife is required to undergo spinal surgery. 3. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the surgery of the wife of the Applicant has been scheduled for 30.07.2026. 4. Learned APP for the State submits that the medical documents placed on record have already been verified by the Investigating Officer (IO) and that the medical condition of the wife of the Applicant necessitating the surgery 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 28/07/2026 at 11:13:43 stands verified. However, the documents pertaining to the scheduled surgery are yet to be verified. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case, considering that the medical condition of the wife of the Applicant necessitating surgery already stands verified and that the surgery is scheduled for 30.07.2026, this Court is inclined to grant interim bail to the Applicant. Accordingly, the Applicant is granted interim bail for a period of three weeks from the date of his release, subject to the following conditions: i. The Applicant shall be released upon furnishing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 25,000/-, with a surety of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. ii. The Applicant shall not leave the country without prior permission of this Court. iii. The Applicant shall intimate the concerned SHO, Police Station Lodhi Colony, regarding any change in his residential address. iv. The Applicant shall provide his mobile number to the concerned SHO, Police Station Lodhi Colony and intimate any change therein, if any. v. The Applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity and, upon his indulging in any such activity, the present interim bail shall automatically stand cancelled. vi. The Applicant shall not directly or indirectly contact, influence, induce, threaten or intimidate any prosecution witness or tamper with the evidence in any manner. vii. Upon the expiry of the period of interim bail, the Applicant shall surrender before the concerned Jail Superintendent on the due date. 6. Accordingly, the present application is allowed in the above terms 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 28/07/2026 at 11:13:43 disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 7. The observations made in this order are only for the purposes of deciding the present application and shall not influence the merits of the case. 8. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent for necessary information and compliance. 9. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 27, 2026/prg/m 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 28/07/2026 at 11:13:43