$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010373902026 + BAIL APPLN. 3302/2026, CRL.M.A. 24697/2026 MUKESH KUMAR .....Applicant Through: Ms. Jyoti Betra, Adv. versus THE STATE AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with SI Vishnu Vats, PS Bawana CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 15.09.2026 1. By virtue of the present application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the applicant seeks grant of anticipatory bail in proceedings arising out of FIR No.358/2026 dated 02.07.2026 registered at PS: Bawana under Sections 110/333/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. Status Report handed over by the learned APP is taken on record. 3. Briefly put, the present FIR was registered at the instance of the complainant who stated that on 01.07.2026, the applicant, his brother and some other associates came to the house of the complainant and his family at about 04:00 PM and assaulted them. It is then stated that the applicant specifically picked up a kassi/ favda, followed the victim Dharamdev to the street and inflicted a blow to his head causing a deep incision. 4. In these facts, this Court has heard learned counsel for the applicant 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 18/09/2026 at 10:55:30 as well as learned APP and also perused the documents on record. 5. As borne out, the present case is one involving specific allegations qua the applicant causing bodily injuries of a grievous nature to the victim, and that too after chasing him. The applicant entering in the house of the victim along with others, as also chasing him, thus, cannot be said to be a spontaneous act, however, determination thereof is a matter of trial. Also, as per the MLC, there was a deep incised wound measuring 7cm x 2.5cm in the victim’s temporal region alongwith other bruises in his arms and lower back. Therefore, the direct and clear role attributed to the applicant in the present case cannot be ignored. There is an old rivalry inter se the applicant and/ or his family with the victim and/ or his family is also a matter of trial. 6. Further, as per learned APP, though as many as three notices to join the investigation were served upon the applicant, as also searches and raids were conducted for him, he neither joined the investigation nor could be traced. The learned APP also submits that whence the applicant appeared pursuant to directions of this Court vide order dated 13.08.2026 before the IO, he simply evaded giving any response. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present application is dismissed. 8. Needless to say, expression(s) of views on merits, if any, are solely for the purposes of adjudication of the present application and shall have no bearing on the overall proceedings involved. SAURABH BANERJEE, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2026/rr 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 18/09/2026 at 10:55:30