Ankit Dagar v. the State NCT of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court order dated 05.05.2026 by Justice Girish Kathpalia dismissing Bail Application 1183/2026 (with Crl.M.A. 8935/2026 for exemption from filing status report) filed by Ankit Dagar seeking regular bail in FIR No. 195/2017, Police Station Jaffarpur Kalan, for offences under Sections 302/120-B/34 IPC read with Sections 25/27/54/59 Arms Act. Dismissal solely for non-appearance of applicant/counsel in two calls on the hearing date and in the first call on the previous date. State represented by APP Hemant Mehla with Inspector Davender Singh; prosecution case: applicant pinned down the deceased, co-accused fired the fatal shots; trial reported to be at fag end.
What did the court decide?
Since none appeared on behalf of the accused/applicant even in the second call (and none had appeared on the last date either), the bail application is dismissed.