Jaykant Kumar Jha v. the State NCT of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court order dated 19.11.2025 in BAIL APPLN. 4435/2025 (with CRL.M.A. 34325-34326/2025), Jaykant Kumar Jha v. State NCT of Delhi, before Justice Sanjeev Narula. Regular bail sought under Sections 483 and 528 BNSS (equivalents of Sections 439/482 CrPC) in FIR No. 290/2021 dated 13.05.2021, Section 302 IPC murder case, P.S. Sarai Rohilla. Trial over; matter at final-arguments stage. Court declined to entertain bail at the advanced stage, directing petitioner to await verdict; Trial Court requested to deliver judgment preferably within three months of conclusion of arguments; petition disposed of with pending applications. Counsel: A.I. Khan (petitioner); Hemant Mehla, APP (State).
What did the court decide?
At this advanced stage of the proceedings (trial concluded, final arguments underway), the petitioner should await the verdict rather than seek bail; the Court found no basis to entertain the petition at this stage, observing that any observations made at this juncture may potentially affect the rights of either party.