Under-trial in a 2010 murder FIR sought regular bail, citing hostile material witnesses and his surrender after COVID-19 emergency parole. The court refused bail, holding his prolonged abscondence and the grave nature of the offence, with a prima facie nexus shown, disentitled him from the discretionary relief.
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RANJEET SINGH @RAHUL .....Applicant
Through: Mr. Bipin Kumar Jha, Adv.
Versus
STATE (GOVT. OF NCT DELHI) .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State. Inspector Kuldeep, SI Johny, P.S. Uttam Nagar.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA O R D E R % 18.12.2025
2.1. On 27th November 2010, pursuant to DD No. 46-A, the police reached near Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kali Basti, Uttam Nagar, where blood stains and an empty cartridge were found. The injured, Sonu, had already been taken to DDU Hospital, where he was declared brought dead with a history of gunshot injury. On the statement of eyewitness Sunny, brother of deceased, the present FIR was registered alleging that while Sunny, Sonu, and their friend Bunty were together, Sonu was intercepted by several accused who arrived on motorcycles. It is alleged that two co-accused, Vijay @ Noti and
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Chandra Prakash @ Pappu, fired at him, while the remaining accused, including the Applicant, Ranjit Kumar Singh @ Rahul, restrained the deceased, after which all the accused fled from the spot.
2.2. During investigation, multiple accused were arrested and a chargesheet was filed. The record further shows that the Applicant remained absconding for several years and was declared a Proclaimed Offender on 24th August 2011. He was apprehended only on 11th July 2019, leading to the filing of a supplementary chargesheet against him.
2.3. In the interregnum, the trial against the remaining co-accused proceeded, culminating in a judgment dated 7th June 2017, whereby several co-accused, including Vijay @ Noti, Chandra Prakash @ Pappu, Vinod @ Kake, Mahesh, Anil and Vicky @ Govind, were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. The case against the Applicant is pending trial.
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period. This conduct, it is submitted, demonstrates that the Applicant is no longer a flight risk. The Applicant is the sole breadwinner of his family, supporting his wife, minor child, and aged parents residing in Bihar. On these grounds, bail is also sought on humanitarian grounds.
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Applicant surrendered upon expiry of emergency parole granted during the COVID-19 period, while relevant, cannot eclipse his prior conduct of remaining untraceable for several years. On the contrary, the risk of abscondence continues to appear real and substantial. This aspect had also weighed with this Court in its earlier order dated 26th March 2025 passed in BAIL APPLN No. 716/2025 , which was withdrawn after partial hearing. No material change in circumstances has been shown since then.
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adjudicating the present bail application and shall not be treated as an expression on the merits of the case.
SANJEEV NARULA, J
DECEMBER 18, 2025/ ng
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether an under-trial who absconded for nine years as a Proclaimed Offender should be granted regular bail in a Section 302 IPC case.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ranjeet Singh @ Rahul
State (Govt. of NCT Delhi)
Sanjeev Narula
As recorded by the court registry
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