Regular bail sought in a grievous knife-assault case under Sections 118(2)/126(2)/3(5) BNS and Arms Act. Court noted over eight months' custody and a forensic opinion that the injuries were inconsistent with the alleged weapon, and granted bail on conditions.
Regular bail on personal bond of Rs.10,000/- with like surety, subject to stated conditions.
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MD SALAMUDDIN .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Binod Kr. Aggarwal and Mr. Ujjwal Agrawal, Advocates.
versus
STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for State.
CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 09.02.2026
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applicant/accused Mohd. Salamuddin @ Salamu as the principal assailant who inflicted multiple knife blows upon him with the assistance of coaccused Gulab and Safiulla, clearly attributing specific roles to each of the accused persons co-accused Gulab was arrested during investigation, and co-accused Safiulla was subsequently apprehended. Initially treated as a Child in Conflict with Law, Safiulla was later declared an adult pursuant to age verification from school records was accordingly remanded to judicial custody. The present applicant/accused Mohd. Salamuddin @ Salamu was arrested on 01.04.2025 from Loni, Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh. Upon completion of investigation, a main charge-sheet was filed before the concerned Court, and thereafter, a supplementary charge-sheet was filed on receipt of the FSL report. Accused Mohd. Salamuddin @ Salamu has been charge-sheeted under Sections 118(2)/126(2)/3(5) BNS and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act, while co-accused Gulab and Safiulla have been chargesheeted under Sections 118(2)/126(2)/3(5) BNS. That the offence is grave and serious in nature involving a brutal knife attack resulting in grievous injuries to the victim. The prosecution case is supported by ocular testimony of the injured, medical evidence, recovery of weapon, CCTV footage and forensic evidence. The trial is at an initial stage and material witnesses are yet to be examined.
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i) The applicant shall not leave the country without prior permission of the concerned Court and if the applicant has a
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passport, he shall surrender the same to the concerned trial court.
ii) In case of change of residential address/contact details, the applicant shall promptly inform the same to the concerned Court and IO/SHO concerned.
iii) The applicant shall appear in Court on every date of hearing unless exempted;
iv) The applicant shall not communicate with, or come into contact with the complainant or any of the prosecution witnesses, or tamper with the evidence of the case.
DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J
FEBRUARY 09, 2026/vc
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the applicant, in custody over eight months with forensic opinion not linking the recovered weapon to the injuries, should be granted regular bail.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Md Salamuddin
State NCT of Delhi
Swarana Kanta Sharma
As recorded by the court registry
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