Tapan @ Mannu Vs the State NCT of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Tapan @ Mannu Vs the State NCT of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail application disposed of with the direction that the applicant first approach the learned Trial Court for regular bail on the ground of change in circumstances, and that the Trial Court decide any such application expeditiously. Connected exemption applications CRL.M.A. 14728-29/2026 allowed subject to all just exceptions.

Issue for consideration

Whether the present bail application, filed after the Special Leave Petition against the earlier order rejecting bail was dismissed as withdrawn, should be entertained by this Court on the ground of material change in circumstances, or whether the applicant must first approach the learned Trial Court.

Court's answer

Since the Special Leave Petition against this Court's order dated 05.02.2026 was withdrawn, the proper course of action for the applicant is to first approach the learned Trial Court for seeking regular bail on the ground of change in circumstances; the present bail application is disposed of on that basis.

Ratio / Principle

Upon a bail application being moved by the applicant before the learned Trial Court, the Trial Court shall ensure that the same is decided expeditiously.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail — fresh bail application after withdrawal of SLP — applicant whose bail application was rejected by the Delhi High Court vide detailed order dated 05.02.2026 in Bail Application No. 4466/2025, and whose Special Leave Petition against that order was dismissed as withdrawn by the Hon'ble Supreme Court on 23.04.2026, sought hearing of a fresh bail application before the High Court on the ground of material change in circumstances — HELD: in agreement with the learned APP, the proper course of action for the applicant is to first approach the learned Trial Court for regular bail on the ground of change in circumstances; the Trial Court shall ensure any such bail application is decided expeditiously — bail application disposed of; exemption applications (CRL.M.A. 14728-29/2026) allowed subject to all just exceptions. (Coram: Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.; decided 19.05.2026.)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- BAIL APPLN. 1815/2026

TAPAN @ MANNU .....Petitioner

Through: Ms. Nisha Priya Bhatia, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Yadav, Mr. Ravi Ranjan Kumar and Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Singh, Advocates

versus

THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State

CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R % 19.05.2026

CRL.M.A. 14728-29/2026 (exemption)

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Applications stand disposed of.

BAIL APPLN. 1815/2026

This Court had passed an order rejecting the bail application of the present accused/applicant vide a detailed order dated 05.02.2026 passed in Bail Application No. 4466/2025, the order was assailed before the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 23.04.2026 records that after hearing the matter for some time, the learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the Special Leave Petition, and therefore, it was dismissed as withdrawn.

The learned APP for the State submits that in case, the learned

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 22/05/2026 at 11:08:23

counsel for the applicant is seeking hearing of this bail application before this Court on ground that there has been a material change in the circumstances, she is supposed to approach the learned Trial Court first.

This Court is in agreement with the learned APP for the State. Since the Special Leave Petition was withdrawn, wherein the order of this Court passed on 05.02.2026 had been assailed, the proper course of action for the present applicant will be to first approach the learned Trial Court for seeking regular bail, on the ground of change in circumstances.

In view of above terms, the present bail application stands disposed of.

However, in the circumstances as the present one, upon an application for bail being moved by the applicant herein, the learned Trial Court will ensure that the same is decided expeditiously.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

MAY 19, 2026/ns/ TD

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 22/05/2026 at 11:08:23