Nitin Pal v. The State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi
$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 1383/2025 NITIN PAL .....Petitioner Through:
Mr.
Haneef Mohmmad, Ms.
Abanikanta Sahu, Mr. Anil Vyas, Ms.
Sarojini Garnaik & Mr. Onkar Singh, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through:
Mr. Aman Usman, APP for the State with SI Kamlesh Kumar, PS Pul Prahladpur
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA
O R D E R
% 09.07.2025 1.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been in custody since last about one year and the matter has already been settled between the parties and a separate petition for quashing of the FIR has since been filed and is pending before this Court.
2.
Bail application has been opposed by the learned APP arguing that the incident started when the applicant/accused along with other co-accused persons were taking liquor while keeping the liquor glasses on the car of the complainant and when the complainant objected to the same, applicant and co-accused damaged the car and Scooty of the complainant with hammer, sticks and stones. Sometimes thereafter, the applicant/accused along with the co-accused and other associates comprised an unlawful assembly and 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 11/07/2025 at 11:13:44
assaulted the victims with sharp-edged blade, iron rod and stick causing injuries to five persons. He further states that while filing the charge sheet, Section 307 IPC has also been invoked against the applicant and the coaccused. He further states that applicant has criminal antecedents, inasmuch as, he is involved in three more cases and is therefore not entitled to the grant of bail.
3.
Investigation is complete and charge sheet has since been filed. Annexure-P4, which is the orders passed by the trial court on charge, reveals that Section 307 IPC has not been invoked and the charges have been framed under Sections 147/148/149/324/325/326/308/427 IPC against the applicant and the co-accused.
4.
Applicant is stated to be in custody since more than an year. No useful purpose shall be served by keeping him in custody as trial may take long time to conclude.
5.
Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances, applicant/accused is admitted to bail on his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 20,000/- with a surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of learned trial court/Duty Magistrate with the condition that he shall not try to threaten or intimidate the witnesses and shall cooperate in the trial. RAVINDER DUDEJA, J.
JULY 9, 2025 RM 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 11/07/2025 at 11:13:44