Vicky v. the Government of NCT of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
BAIL APPLN. 402/2026 & BAIL APPLN. 1145/2026 (Delhi HC, Manoj Jain J., 21.04.2026): regular bail allowed to Parveen Kumar and Vicky, accused under Section 302/34 IPC in FIR No. 0250/2023, P.S. Bawana (stabbing death of Karan). Key prosecution witnesses turned hostile: solitary eyewitness Sagar denied the incident and revealed nothing incriminating under cross-examination; PW5 Tarun also did not support the prosecution; deceased's brother disowned his police statement. 29 witnesses cited in charge-sheet; trial unlikely to conclude soon; custody already over three years; no previous involvement per Nominal Rolls. Released on personal bond and surety bond of Rs. 25,000/- with conditions (local surety; active mobile number with IO till disposal of murder case; no witness/family intimidation). No opinion expressed on merits; applications disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Both applicants ordered released on regular bail upon furnishing personal bond and surety bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/-, subject to satisfaction of the concerned learned Trial Court/Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Judicial Magistrate First Class, with conditions: (i) surety to be local; (ii) applicant to provide his mobile number to the investigating officer and keep it active and operational till disposal of the murder case; (iii) applicant not to influence or intimidate any witness or family members of the deceased, directly or indirectly. Applications and any other pending applications disposed of accordingly; copy of order to Trial Court and Jail Superintendent.