$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 1504/2026 AKSHDEEP @ AKASH @ AKSHAY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashwath Sitaraman, Advocate. versus STATE OF NCT DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 23.07.2026 1. By way of this application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with FIR No. 991/2025, dated 15.10.2025, registered at Police Station Kotwali, Delhi, under Sections 304(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. At the very outset, Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, submits that during the pendency of this bail application, charges have been framed by the Trial Court vide order dated 10.06.2026, and the complainant, who is the only public witness, has been summoned for evidence on 25.07.2026. 3. In view thereof, Mr. Ashwath Sitaraman, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present application, with liberty to move the Trial Court afresh, after the evidence of the complainant is recorded. However, he seeks a direction for expeditious recording of the complainant’s evidence. BAIL APPLN. 1504/2026 Page 1 of 2 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 24/07/2026 at 11:53:38 4. Having regard to the fact that the complainant has already been summoned for 25.07.2026, the Trial Court is requested to ensure that the evidence of the complainant is recorded at the earliest, subject to its own Board and the age of matters pending before it. 5. The bail application is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to move the Trial Court afresh, at the appropriate stage. 6. If there is any inordinate delay in recording the evidence of the complainant, the bail application may be considered afresh by the Trial Court. 7. It is made clear that this Court has not made any observations on the merits of the case, and the concerned Court is at liberty to consider any future application on its own merits. PRATEEK JALAN, J JULY 23, 2026 SS/AD/ BAIL APPLN. 1504/2026 Page 2 of 2 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 24/07/2026 at 11:53:38

$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 1504/2026 AKSHDEEP @ AKASH @ AKSHAY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashwath Sitaraman, Advocate. versus STATE OF NCT DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 23.07.2026 1. By way of this application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with FIR No. 991/2025, dated 15.10.2025, registered at Police Station Kotwali, Delhi, under Sections 304(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. At the very outset, Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, submits that during the pendency of this bail application, charges have been framed by the Trial Court vide order dated 10.06.2026, and the complainant, who is the only public witness, has been summoned for evidence on 25.07.2026. 3. In view thereof, Mr. Ashwath Sitaraman, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present application, with liberty to move the Trial Court afresh, after the evidence of the complainant is recorded. However, he seeks a direction for expeditious recording of the complainant’s evidence. BAIL APPLN. 1504/2026 Page 1 of 2 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 24/07/2026 at 11:53:38 4. Having regard to the fact that the complainant has already been summoned for 25.07.2026, the Trial Court is requested to ensure that the evidence of the complainant is recorded at the earliest, subject to its own Board and the age of matters pending before it. 5. The bail application is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to move the Trial Court afresh, at the appropriate stage. 6. If there is any inordinate delay in recording the evidence of the complainant, the bail application may be considered afresh by the Trial Court. 7. It is made clear that this Court has not made any observations on the merits of the case, and the concerned Court is at liberty to consider any future application on its own merits. PRATEEK JALAN, J JULY 23, 2026 SS/AD/ BAIL APPLN. 1504/2026 Page 2 of 2 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 24/07/2026 at 11:53:38