JUDGMENT :

Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.

1. Heard Sri I.P.S. Tomar and Sri Rizwan Ahamad, learned counsels for applicant, Sri Roshan Kumar Singh, learned AGA for State and Sri Sagir Ahmad, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Harshit Gupta, learned counsel for Informant.

2. Applicant-Praveen has approached this Court by way of filing present bail application seeking enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 543 of 2021 (Session Trial No. 1197 of 2022), under Sections 302, 506, 120B, 34, 201, 473 IPC, Police Station Civil Lines, District Aligarh.

3. This bail application was filed on 01.03.2023 and was taken up earlier for hearing on eight dates, however, it was mainly adjourned on request of counsel for applicant or due to his absence or for exchange of pleadings. Details of order passed on earlier dates are reproduced hereinafter:

4. Present case is arising out of an occurrence where a businessman was shot dead by multiple close range firearm shots (five entry and three exit firearm wounds) in his car by contract killers, who were following deceased by another vehicle, at about 08.45 PM on 27.12.2021 at a busy place in the heart of Aligarh City. A thorough investigation was conduct