Ravi Kapoor v. State(Gnct Of Delhi)

$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 1088/2020 RAVI KAPOOR ..... Petitioner Through Mr. Ashutosh Kaushik, Advocate.

versus STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) ..... Respondent Through Mr. G.M. Farooqui, APP for State.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A. K. CHAWLA

O R D E R

% 08.07.2020 (Video Conference Hearing) CM APPL. 7075/2020 (Exemption) It is an application seeking exemption from filing attested affidavit and deposit of requisite court fee. Taking note of the prevailing conditions on account of Covid-19 pandemic, the application is granted with the stipulation that the requisite court fee and attested affidavit shall be filed within 07 days of the resumption of the regular functioning of the Court. The other prayer as regards the exemption from placing on record the certified copy of the annexure is allowed subject to just exceptions. Application stands disposed of accordingly.

BAIL APPLN. 1088/2020 By the instant application, the applicant seeks interim bail premised on the premise that he is suffering from serious ailment of HIV positive coupled with others and he has high risk of being infected with Covid-19.

As per the status report, the applicant is a habitual and hard core criminal involved in cases of robbery, theft, Arms Act, M.V. Act, burglary etc. and MCOCA Act has been invoked.

In the submissions of Mr. Kaushik, ld. counsel for the applicant, the applicant stands acquitted in 12 of the cases as against 21 cases listed in the status report. Acquittal of an accused of the kind in a few or many cases is not a matter of surprise for the Court. As for the medical condition of the applicant, the Court believes that the apprehension of the applicant would be better taken care of by the State - a welfare State. Dismissed.

A. K. CHAWLA, J JULY 08, 2020 nn