S S v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
Bail cancellation – anticipatory bail – violation of bail conditions
Case brief
What is this about?
Petition under S.528 r/w S.483(3) BNSS 2023 (CRL.M.C. 1398/2026, decided 19.02.2026 by Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, Delhi High Court) sought cancellation of anticipatory bail granted on 04.03.2025 in Bail Appln. 4322/2023 (FIR No. 457/2023, PS Prashant Vihar, Rohini) on the ground that respondent No.2 breached bail conditions by not complying with the mediated Settlement Agreement dated 11.11.2024. Court held the Settlement Agreement obligations were not conditions of the anticipatory bail, and since respondent No.2 was never arrested the bail order was never availed and its conditions did not bind her; petition dismissed at notice stage; pending applications disposed of.
What did the court decide?
The obligations, if any, of respondent No.2 under the mediated Settlement Agreement dated 11.11.2024 were not part of the conditions on which anticipatory bail was granted by order dated 04.03.2025 in Bail Appln. No.4322/2023; hence alleged non-compliance with the Settlement Agreement cannot amount to violation of the bail conditions.