Delhi High Court
BAIL APPLN./2933/2026 of SAMAR SAIFI Vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. on 9 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010328822026 + BAIL APPLN. 2933/2026 SAMAR SAIFI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajiv Mohan, Mr. Nishant Madan, Mr. Vishal Chillar, Mr. Nitika Pancholi, Mr. Ankur Rai, Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Mr. Amritanshu Rai, Advs. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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CNR No. DLHC010328822026
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BAIL APPLN. 2933/2026
SAMAR SAIFI
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Rajiv Mohan, Mr. Nishant Madan,
Mr.
Vishal
Chillar,
Mr.
Nitika
Pancholi,
Mr.
Ankur
Rai,
Mr.
Abhishek Sharma, Mr. Amritanshu
Rai, Advs.
versus
STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr. Manoj Pant, APP.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN
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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The present application has been filed under Section 482 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), seeking grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No. 198/2026, registered at Police Station Uttam Nagar, for the offences punishable under Sections 117(2), 333 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNS’).
3. Learned APP for the State submits that the chargesheet has already been filed without arresting the Applicant, who has been enjoying interim protection pursuant to the order dated 27.07.2026 passed by this Court.
4. Since the chargesheet has been filed, therefore, in view of the judgment 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 10/09/2026 at 10:49:38
of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr., (2022) 10 SCC 51, the Applicant shall appear before the learned Trial Court and since one of the offences alleged against the Applicant is under Section 64(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’), which is punishable with imprisonment for a term not less than ten years, which may extend to imprisonment for life, he shall move an appropriate application for bail before the learned Trial Court, which shall decide the same expeditiously and in accordance with law.
5. It is made clear that till the time the Applicant appears before the learned Trial Court and moves the appropriate application for bail, the interim protection granted by this Court vide order dated 27.07.2026 shall continue. The Applicant shall do so within a period of one month from today.
6. The present application stands disposed of in the above terms. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.
7. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 9, 2026/ys/m 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 10/09/2026 at 10:49:38