BAIL APPLN. 1718/2026 $~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010191942026 + BAIL APPLN. 1718/2026 AJAY YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Saimon Farooqui, Ms. Nisha, Mr. Azam Khan, Mr. Himanshu Gautam, Mr. Devesh Upadhyay, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP SI Ramakant, PS Sadar Bazaar Ms. Arti Sharma, Ms Richa Gupta, Mr. Gaurav Chauhan Advocates. For R2. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 12.08.2026 1. By way of this application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with FIR No. 661/2025, dated 19.06.2025, registered at Police Station Sadar Bazar, under Sections 316(4), 318(4), 336(3), 340(2), 61(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. I have heard Mr. Saimon Farooqui, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Hitesh Vali, learned Additional Public Prosecutor and Ms. Arti Sharma, learned counsel for the complainant. 3. This is the second bail application filed by the petitioner before this Court. The first bail application [BAIL APPLN. 3937/2025] was dismissed on merits vide order dated 02.12.2025. The Court inter alia recorded that charges were yet to be framed and the statement of the 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 14/08/2026 at 11:25:20 BAIL APPLN. 1718/2026 complainant was yet to be recorded. 4. Although, charges have since been framed, the evidence of the complainant admittedly remains pending. 5. Mr. Farooqui submits that the evidence of the complainant has been fixed for 17.12.2026, which occasions a substantial delay in consideration of the petitioner’s application for bail. 6. As far as this aspect is concerned, the petitioner may request the Trial Court by way of an application for an earlier date of hearing for recording the evidence of the complainant. If such a request is made, the Trial Court is requested to consider the same and record the complainant’s evidence as expeditiously as possible, having regard to its own Board and the age of matters pending before it. 7. Mr. Vali and Ms. Sharma both assure the court that neither the prosecution nor the complainant will have any objection to such a request. 8. The petition is disposed of with these observations, leaving it open to the petitioner to move the Sessions Court afresh at the appropriate stage, including in the event of any inordinate delay in recording the complainant’s evidence, not attributable to the petitioner. 9. It is made clear that this court has made no comment on the merits of the matter or on any future applications which may be filed by the petitioner. PRATEEK JALAN, J AUGUST 12, 2026/Tg/AD/ 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 14/08/2026 at 11:25:20