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Hitesh Sharma v. State of NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC13 Jul 2026BAIL APPLN./2428/2026

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What is this about?

Regular bail; Section 363 IPC; FIR No. 0339/2017; Police Station Sangam Vihar; trial concluded; final arguments; expeditious disposal of trial; three-month timeline; prolonged incarceration of nine years; liberty to file fresh bail application; adjournments discouraged; BAIL APPLN. 2428/2026; CRL.M.A. 18837-18838/2026; Manoj Jain J.; Delhi High Court; order dated 13.07.2026.

What did the court decide?

Bail application disposed of without adjudication on merits; Trial Court requested to expedite disposal of the criminal case, preferably within three months, in view of the applicant's approximately nine years of incarceration; liberty reserved to the applicant to file a fresh bail application in case of further delay; pending CRL.M.As disposed of in the same terms. ¶14

Hitesh Sharma Vs State of NCT of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, in custody for around nine years in a case under Section 363 IPC (FIR No. 0339/2017, PS Sangam Vihar) in which the trial is over and the matter is listed for final arguments, should be granted regular bail.

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Court's answer

No real purpose would be served in entertaining and hearing arguments on the bail application since the case has already reached the last leg of its journey (trial over, final arguments listed).

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Ratio / Principle

The bail application is disposed of with a request to the learned Trial Court to expedite disposal of the criminal case, keeping in mind the applicant's incarceration of around nine years.

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Key takeaways

No unnecessary adjournments should be sought by either side; the Trial Court shall give utmost priority to the matter and dispose of it as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three months.ratio¶18
In case of any further delay, the applicant would be at liberty to file a bail application afresh before this Court.ratio¶19
The other pending applications (CRL.M.A. 18837-18838/2026) stand disposed of in the aforesaid terms.ratio

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High Court of Delhi (Manoj Jain, J.) disposed of a regular bail application under Section 363 IPC (FIR No. 0339/2017, PS Sangam Vihar) without deciding it on merits, since the trial was already over and the case was listed for final arguments. The Trial Court was requested to expedite disposal, preferably within three months, keeping in mind the applicant's incarceration of around nine years; both sides were cautioned against unnecessary adjournments; the applicant was granted liberty to file a fresh bail application upon any further delay; pending CRL.M.As were disposed of in like terms.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- BAIL APPLN. 2428/2026 & CRL.M.A. 18837-18838/2026

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HITESH SHARMA .....Petitioner

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Through: Dr. M.P. Singh Advocate (DHCLSC) with Ms. Poorna, Advocate

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versus

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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for State SI Rahul Rathi, PS Sangam Vihar

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

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O R D E R

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% 13.07.2026

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Applicant seeks regular bail in a case arising out of FIR No. 0339/2017 registered at Police Station Sangam Vihar for commission of offence under Section 363 IPC.

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When asked, learned counsel for applicant, in all fairness, admitted that trial is already over and case is now listed for final arguments tomorrow before the learned Trial Court.

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In view of the above, no real purpose would be served in entertaining and hearing arguments on the bail application when the case has already reached last leg of its journey.

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In view of the above, the present bail application is disposed of with request to learned Trial Court to expedite the disposal of the aforesaid criminal case, particularly, keeping in mind the fact that incarceration period of the applicant is of around 09 years.

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BAIL APPLN. 2428/2026 1

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 15/07/2026 at 11:33:46

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This Court expects that there would not be any unnecessary request for adjournments from either of the sides and learned Trial Court shall give utmost priority to the aforesaid matter and would try to dispose it of, as expeditiously, as possible and, preferably, within three months.

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Nonetheless, in case there is any further delay, the applicant would be at liberty to file application afresh before this Court.

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Other pending applications also stand disposed of in aforesaid terms.

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A copy of this order be sent to learned Trial Court for information and compliance.

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MANOJ JAIN, J

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JULY 13, 2026/ dr/sy

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BAIL APPLN. 2428/2026 2

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 15/07/2026 at 11:33:46

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