* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Reserved on: 05.12.2025

Date of Decision:19.12.2025

+ BAIL APPLN. 329/2025

SHEKH RAFIQ .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. I.M. Tripathi and Ms. Utsa

Srivastava, Advs.

versus

STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent

Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP

for State with Mr. Ashish Mahani, Adv.

Insp Manish Bhati, PS Bhlaswa Dairy

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL

J U D G M E N T

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1. The present application seeks regular bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, $~ (now Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) in connection with FIR No. 280/2019 dated 22.05.2019, registered at Police Station Bhalswa Dairy, for offences punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian

Penal Code, 1860, Hereinafter “IPC”

Factual Matrix

2. The case of the prosecution is that FIR No. 280/2019 dated 22.05.2019 was registered in relation to the death of Mukeem @

Akash.

1 Hereinafter “CrPC”

3. On 22.05.2019, the complainant Akhtar stated that he saw several persons namely Ramzan, Raees, Shekh Rafiq (petitioner), Wahiddul, Dilshad and Rahim @ Anvar @ Sanvar arriving from the jhuggi side on four motorcycles, and that Rahim @ Anvar @ Sanvar was allegedly car