Suhail Vs State of NCT Delhi — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Delhi HC (2026)

Suhail Vs State of NCT Delhi — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail granted: accused/applicant Suhail directed to be released on furnishing personal bond of Rs.10,000/- with one surety in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned trial court; accompanying application (CRL.M.A. 13758/2025) disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the accused/applicant Suhail is entitled to regular bail in FIR No. 706/2017, PS Seemapuri, for offences under Section 302/392/397/34 IPC and Section 25/27 Arms Act. +1 more

Court's answer

In view of the role ascribed to the accused/applicant and the parity conceded with co-accused Waseem (already released on bail by a coordinate bench on 25.10.2024, inter alia because the alleged eye witness did not support the prosecution), the bail application is allowed and the accused/applicant is directed to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- with one surety in the like amount.

Ratio / Principle

The grant of bail rests on parity: the co-accused Waseem, who allegedly fired at the injured, had already been granted bail by a coordinate bench vide order dated 25.10.2024 mainly on the ground that the alleged eye witness did not support the prosecution case, and the learned APP did not challenge that the applicant deserves parity.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted on parity — High Court of Delhi (Girish Kathpalia, J.), decision dated 09.03.2026, BAIL APPLN. 1718/2025 with CRL.M.A. 13758/2025: Accused Suhail, sought to be prosecuted in FIR No. 706/2017, PS Seemapuri, under Ss. 302/392/397/34 IPC and Ss. 25/27 Arms Act, and ascribed the role of driving the motorcycle on which the two pistol-using accused fled, was granted regular bail on parity with co-accused Waseem — who allegedly fired at the injured and had been released on bail by a coordinate bench vide order dated 25.10.2024 mainly because the alleged eye witness did not support the prosecution case; the learned APP conceded parity. Release ordered on personal bond of Rs.10,000/- with one surety in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned trial court.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

% Date of Decision: 09.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1718/2025 & CRL.M.A. 13758/2025

SUHAIL .....Petitioner

Through: None.

versus

STATE OF NCT DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SHO Satvinder Rana and SI Anil. Ms. Surbhi Arora, Advocate for complainant.

CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA

J U D G M E N T (ORAL)

The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 706/2017 of PS Seemapuri for offence under Section 302/392/397/34 IPC and Section 25/27 Arms Act.

None appears on behalf of accused/applicant. However, I have examined the record and heard learned prosecutor.

Broadly speaking, the allegation according to prosecution is that three

BAIL APPLN. 1718/2025

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persons were involved in the offence and out of them one fired in the air while the other fired at the injured. The role ascribed to the accused/applicant is that the remaining two accused persons, who used the pistol fled on the motorcycle driven by the accused/applicant.

The accused Waseem, who allegedly fired at the injured has already been granted bail by a coordinate bench vide order dated 25.10.2024 mainly on the ground that the alleged eye witness did not support prosecution case.

Learned APP in all fairness does not challenge that in view of role ascribed to the accused/applicant, he deserves parity.

Accordingly, the application is allowed and the accused/applicant is directed to be released on bail subject to his furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial court. Accompanying application stands disposed of.

Copy of this order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent for being conveyed to the accused/applicant.

GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE)

MARCH 09, 2026/ ry

BAIL APPLN. 1718/2025

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