$~68 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010361712026 + BAIL APPLN. 3182/2026 MANISH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhishek Malhotra, Adv. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP Insp. Pawan Singh ASI Rajendra, PS Kotla Mubarakpur. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 07.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 23957/2026 (exemption) 2. Allowed subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of. BAIL APPLN. 3182/2026 3. The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 'BNSS') seeking grant of regular bail in FIR No.183/2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 109(1)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNS’) registered at Police Station Kotla Mubarakpur, District South, Delhi. 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 10/08/2026 at 11:06:29 4. Issue notice. Learned APP for the state accepts notice on behalf of the state. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the other co-accused persons have already been enlarged on bail and that the petitioner has been in judicial custody for the last 13 months. 6. He further submits that the charge-sheet in the present case has been filed and that both the victim as well as the complainant have already been examined before the learned Trial Court. 7. Per contra, learned APP for the State submits that the petitioner is the main accused and is alleged to have stabbed the injured who has since been discharged from the hospital. He further submits that the charge-sheet in the present case has been filed and that the victim has already been examined and cross-examined before the learned Trial Court. 8. This court has heard both the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the state and has perused the material placed on record before it. 9. Keeping in view that the chargesheet in the case stands filed, the victim/complainant has been examined before the learned Trial Court, the petitioner is no longer required for further investigation and that the trial is likely going to take some time to conclude, this court deems it appropriate to release the petitioner on regular bail. 10. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on regular bail on furnishing a personal bond to the sum of Rs.25,000/- with a surety of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court subject to the following conditions: 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 10/08/2026 at 11:06:29 i. The petitioner shall not leave India without prior permission of the learned Trial Court. ii. The petitioner shall intimate the learned Trial Court by way of an affidavit and to the Investigating Officer (IO) regarding any change in residential address. iii. The petitioner shall appear before the learned Trial Court as and when the matter is taken up for hearing. iv. The petitioner is directed to give his mobile number to the IO and keep it operational at all times. v. The petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly, tamper with evidence or try to influence the witness in any manner. vi. The petitioner shall report to the office of the concerned SHO, Police Station Kotla Mubarakpur, District South, Delhi, on the first Monday of every month at 11:00 a.m. and he shall be discharged by 12:00 noon after his presence has been recorded and all necessary formalities have been completed. 11. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent for necessary action and compliance. 12. The application is allowed and disposed of accordingly. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. 13. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 7, 2026/b/PG 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 10/08/2026 at 11:06:29