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Kamlesh v. State of NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC5 Jan 2026BAIL APPLN./3353/2025

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Delhi High Court order dated 05.01.2026; Kamlesh v. State of NCT of Delhi; Bail Appln. 3353/2025 & Crl.M.A. 26144/2025; regular bail FIR No. 726/2020 PS Ambedkar Nagar; Section 302/307 IPC (murder/attempt to murder); application dismissed as withdrawn; direction/request to trial court to expedite sessions trial within four months; remaining five prosecution witnesses police/medical; Girish Kathpalia, J.; expeditious disposal of trial conditional on no defence adjournments.

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Application dismissed as withdrawn at the applicant's request; trial court requested to conclude the entire sessions case expeditiously and positively within four months, conditional on no adjournment being sought by the accused/applicant. ¶¶20

Kamlesh Vs State of 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. 3353/2025 & CRL.M.A. 26144/2025 KAMLESH .....Petitioner

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Through: None. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for State with SI Sunil, PS Ambedkar Nagar.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA

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O R D E R

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% 05.01.2026

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The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 726/2020 of PS Ambedkar Nagar for offence under Section 302/307 IPC.

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Broadly speaking, the accused/applicant was apprehended on the spot and handed over to police alongwith the blood stained knife and the deceased had disclosed about the incident to the complainant de facto .

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Since none appears for accused/applicant, matter is passed over.

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GIRISH KATHPALIA, J

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JANUARY 5, 2026/as

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Present: Mr. Deepanshu Goswami and Ms. Kirti Chauhan, Advocates for accused/applicant. Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for State with SI Sunil, PS Ambedkar Nagar.

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Even in this second call, none has appeared for the accused/applicant. For past three consecutive dates, counsel for accused/applicant was taking

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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 06/01/2026 at 12:29:21

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adjournments. Today, the matter has come up before me for the first time.

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At this stage, learned counsel for accused/applicant has appeared.

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After addressing partly, learned counsel for accused/applicant on instructions seeks permission to withdraw this application but requests for directions to the trial court to expedite the trial, since out of 21 prosecution witnesses, now only 5 witnesses remain to be examined and all of them are police/medical witnesses.

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As requested, the bail application and accompanying application are dismissed as withdrawn with the request to the learned trial court to dispose of the entire sessions case as expeditiously as possible but positively within four months from today, provided no adjournment is requested from the side of the accused/applicant.

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GIRISH KATHPALIA, J

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JANUARY 5, 2026/ ry

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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 06/01/2026 at 12:29:21

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