Rajender Bharti @ Shalu v. The Govt Of NCT

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ BAIL APPLN. 1118/2018 RAJENDER BHARTI @ SHALU ..... Petitioner Through Mr. Mukul Gupta, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Anil Bhardwaj and Ms. Narmada Singh, Advocates.

versus THE GOVT OF NCT ..... Respondent Through Mr. Hirein Sharma, APP for the State.

Insp. Subodh Kumar with SI Himanshu Balyan, PS Subhash Place.

Mr. Sanjay Suri with Mr. Rishabh Relan, Advocates for the complainant.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA

O R D E R

% 25.10.2018 BAIL APPLN. 1118/2018 1.

After some arguments, learned senior counsel for the petitioner, under instructions, submits that in case this Court is inclined to direct expeditious recording of the prosecution witnesses, he would not press the present petition at this stage.

2.

Learned APP for the State informs that out of the remaining witnesses only two are public witnesses and there are formal/official witnesses remaining.

3.

Keeping in view of the facts and circumstances of the case and also the fact that the petitioner has been in custody since 07.06.2015, BAIL APPLN. 1118/2018

Trial Court is directed to expedite the recording of the prosecution evidence and endeavour to conclude the same, preferably, within a period of four months from the next date of hearing before the Trial Court.

It is informed that the next date before the Trial Court is 11.12.2018.

4.

In view of the above directions, learned senior counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the petition. 5.

The petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid directions.

SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J OCTOBER 25, 2018 st BAIL APPLN. 1118/2018