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Sameer @Wajid v. State (Nct of Delhi)

Delhi HC20 Apr 2026BAIL APPLN./1516/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Interim bail for marriage; application not pressed; liberty to file afresh; Sameer @Wajid; State (NCT of Delhi); FIR No.243/20217 dated 20.05.2017; P.S. Burari; Section 302 IPC; applicant in custody in second murder case; bail application listed before Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani on 19.05.2026; CRL.M.A. 12042/2026 exemption allowed; BAIL APPLN. 1516/2026; Delhi High Court; Justice Manoj Jain; 20.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

Bail application disposed of as not pressed, with liberty to file afresh as and when the marriage is rescheduled; interim bail not granted. Connected exemption application CRL.M.A. 12042/2026 allowed subject to all just exceptions. ¶18

Sameer @Wajid Vs State (Nct of Delhi) — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- BAIL APPLN. 1516/2026

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SAMEER @WAJID .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Satish Chand with Ms. Sakshi Bansal, Ms. Mariya Khatoon, Ms. Aarti and Ms. Shweta, Advocates. versus

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STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for the State with SI Nitin, PS Burari

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

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O R D E R % 20.04.2026

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CRL.M.A. 12042/2026 (exemption)

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Exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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BAIL APPLN. 1516/2026

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Applicant seeks interim bail in case arising out of FIR No.243/20217 dated 20.05.2017, registered at P.S. Burari, for commission of offence under Section 302 IPC. Bail is being sought for the reason that marriage of the applicant is scheduled for today.

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Learned counsel for the applicant, however, submits that there is one more murder case against the applicant in which he continues to be in custody and his such bail application is now listed for further consideration before the learned Bench presided over by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani on 19.05.2026. He submits that since the interim bail is being prayed for the

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BAIL APPLN. 1516/2026

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 23/04/2026 at 12:10:57

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abovesaid limited purpose and since the abovesaid marriage was scheduled today, on instructions, the applicant does not press his present application at this stage. He, however, seeks liberty to file application afresh as and when marriage is rescheduled for some other date.

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