Basant@Basanta v. The State(Gnctd)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ BAIL APPLN. 3550/2025 BASANT@BASANTA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Narender Mukhi, Advocate.

versus THE STATE (GNCTD) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP.

Mr. Rohit Priya Ranjan, Advocate (DHCLSC) for Complainant.

Insp. Mantosh Singh, PS Shalimar Bagh & Insp. Bhanu Pratap.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 30.03.2026 1.

By way of this application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the applicant seeks regular bail in connection with FIR No. 8/2022 dated 02.01.2022, registered at Police Station Shalimar Bagh, District North-West, New Delhi, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

2.

Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, has handed up an updated status report, which is taken on record. 3.

After some hearing, Mr. Narender Mukhi, learned counsel for the applicant, seeks permission to withdraw this bail application, but seeks directions for expeditious trial.

4.

I am informed that, of the remaining witnesses, only two are BAIL APPLN. 3550/2025 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 02/04/2026 at 11:13:37

material witnesses, and the others are official witnesses. 5.

Having regard to the period of incarceration of the applicant, the applicant is at liberty to move the learned Sessions Court for expedition of the trial. The Sessions Court is requested to consider the same in accordance with its own Board and the age of matters pending before it. 6.

The bail application is dismissed as withdrawn. 7.

It is made clear that this Court has not made any comment on the merits of the case or on any proposed application before the learned Sessions Court, which may be considered by the learned Sessions Court in accordance with law.

PRATEEK JALAN, J MARCH 30, 2026 'pv/KA'/ BAIL APPLN. 3550/2025 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 02/04/2026 at 11:13:37