Azad v. State

$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.A. 1567/2011 AZAD .....Appellant Through:

Mr. Niraj Kumar Mishra, Adv. for Applicant/Surety. (through VC) versus STATE .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP with Mr.

Sunil Singh Rawat, Mr. Arsalan Naik, Mr.

Naresh Kumar Dagar, Mr.

Siddharth Goyal and Aashish Kumar, Advs. with SI Rajender Singh, P.S.

KM Pur.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA

O R D E R

% 11.12.2025 1.

This hearing has been conducted through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 31548/2025 (for abatement of appeal) 2.

The present application has been filed on behalf of the Surety of the Appellant under Section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter, "BNSS"), seeking abatement of the appeal and discharge of the Surety from the Surety bond.

3.

Status Report has been placed on record.

4.

As per the said report, appellant has expired on 11th July, 2025 and the factum of his death has been duly verified.

5.

Accordingly, the Appeal stands disposed of as abated. 6.

The Bail bond stands cancelled and the surety is discharged. 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 15/12/2025 at 10:43:22

7.

The documents/FDR of the Surety, if any, shall be released to the Surety after verification to the satisfaction by the concerned Trial Court. 8.

A copy of this order be forwarded to the concerned Trial Court for information and necessary compliance.

RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA, J DECEMBER 11, 2025/sds/abk 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 15/12/2025 at 10:43:22