BAIL APPLN. 3718/2026 $~107 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010420052026 + BAIL APPLN. 3718/2026 & CRL.M.A. 27628/2026 FARIYAD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mayank Chauhan & Mr. Suraj Prakash, Advocates. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP for the State. SI Neha Yadav, PS North Rohini and SI Ritu CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 07.09.2026 1. By way of the present petition under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [“BNSS”], the applicant seeks regular bail in connection with FIR No. 0159/2026 dated 27.03.2026, registered at Police Station North Rohini, Delhi, under Sections 69 and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [“BNS”]. 2. Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, submits that charges have already been framed in the matter. He, however, states that a supplementary charge-sheet is proposed to be filed, incorporating certain additional evidence that has come on record during the course of the proceedings. 3. It is submitted that the matter is presently fixed before the learned Trial Court on 11.09.2026 for filing of the supplementary charge-sheet, 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 10/09/2026 at 10:48:57 BAIL APPLN. 3718/2026 and that the recording of prosecution evidence can commence shortly thereafter, subject to the convenience of the learned Trial Court. Mr. Chauhan further submits that the complainant is the only material witness in the present case. 4. In view of the aforesaid, Mr. Suraj Prakash, learned counsel for the applicant, without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the applicant, does not press the present bail application, at this stage. 5. Mr. Prakash, however, seeks a direction to the learned Trial Court to expedite recording of the complainant’s evidence. The learned Trial Court is requested to consider the same, as far as practicable, having regard to its Board and the age of the matters pending before it. Mr. Chauhan submits that the prosecution shall also extend its cooperation in this regard. 6. The present bail application, alongwith the pending applications, if any, is accordingly dismissed as not pressed at this stage. 7. It is clarified that the rights and remedies available to the applicant before the learned Trial Court shall remain reserved, including the right to seek appropriate relief in the event the recording of the evidence of the complainant is unduly delayed. PRATEEK JALAN, J SEPTEMBER 7, 2026 “ng”/SD/ 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 10/09/2026 at 10:48:57