BAIL APPLN. 3784/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages $~60 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 16.09.2026 # CNR No. DLHC010428512026 + BAIL APPLN. 3784/2026 & CRL.M.A. 28070/2026 PARVESH MANN @ SAGAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Avi Kalra, Mr. Prateek Lakra and Ms. Arya Pathak, Advocates. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 359/2022 of PS Narela Industrial Area for offence under Section 302/34/120B IPC and 25/27 of Arms Act. 2. This bail application was earlier listed before the bench of HMJ Saurabh Banerjee on 10.09.2026 and on that day, learned counsel for the accused/applicant submitted a request that since a revision petition is GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45 569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557 0996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26f a, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.09.16 17:09:49 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:16.09.2026 17:21:41 Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLN. 3784/2026 Page 2 of 3 pages pending before this bench, the bail application also be placed before this bench. Accordingly, the bail application has been listed today. 3. Today, at the outset, learned APP discloses that the accused/applicant had earlier also filed three bail applications, all of which were dismissed by the bench of HMJ Saurabh Banerjee, so it appears that the said bench was misled into transferring this bail application to this bench. 4. In response, learned counsel for accused/applicant states that what had been dismissed by the bench of HMJ Saurabh Banerjee was only interim bail applications. But even that was concealed from the bench of HMJ Saurabh Banerjee. 5. At this stage, one of the law researchers of this court has taken out order dated 17.10.2023 in Bail Application No.2959/2023, which bail application had been filed by the present accused/applicant and the same was dismissed by the bench of HMJ Saurabh Banerjee. That is an application for grant of regular bail and not interim bail. 6. It seems that having realized that from the bench of HMJ Saurabh Banerjee, bail had been declined once in regular bail application and twice in interim bail application, learned counsel concealed all those facts and made a request before HMJ Saurabh Banerjee in the present bail application for transfer of the application to this bench. GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45 569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557 0996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26f a, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.09.16 17:09:38 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:16.09.2026 17:21:41 Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLN. 3784/2026 Page 3 of 3 pages 7. Such conduct on the part of the accused/applicant has to be deprecated. It is a clear case of forum shopping. 8. Therefore, the bail application and the accompanying application are dismissed. GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) SEPTEMBER 16, 2026/ry GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff80 1e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.09.16 17:09:26 +05'30' By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:16.09.2026 17:21:41