Krishan Pal Bobby v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ BAIL APPLN. 4342/2025 KRISHAN PAL BOBBY .....Petitioner Through:
Mr.
Sunil Prakash Pandey, Advocate versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents Through:
Mr. Tarang Srivastava, APP for State with Tushar Nirwan, Advocate with Inspector Dharmendra Kumar, PS Ashoka Vihar, Insp. Narendra Singh PHQ
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN
O R D E R
% 20.02.2026 1.
After some hearing, Mr. Sunil Prakash Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission to withdraw this application at this stage, without prejudice to his rights to move the Sessions Court at an appropriate stage.
2.
However, Mr. Pandey points out that by an order dated 07.05.2024, while dismissing an earlier bail application filed by the petitioner [BAIL.APPLN. 1030/2024], this Court had directed as follows: "12. At the same time, it is noticed that the Applicant has been in custody for almost five years and the trial has not progressed. Evidence of only one witness has been recorded. The learned Trial Court is, therefore, requested to expedite the trial and make an endeavour to dispose it of within a period of one year from the first listing of the trial before it post this order. Parties must cooperate in this endeavour, to be so made by the learned Trial BAIL APPLN. 4342/2025 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 23/02/2026 at 11:08:54
Court."
He submits that despite the passage of considerable time, the trial has not progressed, and the matter is fixed before the Sessions Court for examination of the wife of the deceased for a considerable time. 3.
In view of the above, Mr. Pandey submits that the petitioner reserves his right to move the Sessions Court upon conclusion of the evidence of material witnesses, and/or after a reasonable period if the trial does not progress further.
4.
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn, in terms of the above submissions.
5.
It is made clear that this Court has not made any observations on the merits of any future application that the petitioner may file, which is for the Sessions Court to consider, in accordance with law. PRATEEK JALAN, J FEBRUARY 20, 2026 'SV'/AD/ BAIL APPLN. 4342/2025 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 23/02/2026 at 11:08:54