Delhi High Court
BAIL APPLN./194/2026 of AMIT ANAND Vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI on 28 July 2026
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BAIL APPLN. 194/2026, CRL.M.A. 1663-64/2026
AMIT ANAND
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Rohit Kumar Singh, Mr.
Akash Kumar, Mr. Mahender
Rathour, Advocates.
versus
THE STATE NCT OF DELHI
.....Respondent
Through:
Mr. Tarang Srivastava, APP.
Mr. Vivek Agarwal, Mr. Karan
Singh Lamba, Mr. S Khan, Mr.
Naresh, Advs. for complainant.
SI Akansha
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN
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28.07.2026
1. By way of the present application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [“BNSS”], the applicant seeks anticipatory bail in connection with FIR No. 498/2025 dated 02.09.2025, registered at Police Station Amar Colony, District South-East, Delhi. The FIR was originally registered for the offence punishable under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [“BNS”]. Subsequently, upon filing of the chargesheet, the applicant was also arraigned for offences punishable under Sections 89 and 351(2) of the BNS.
2. By order dated 27.10.2025, the learned Sessions Court noted that the applicant had remained in judicial custody since 12.10.2025 and that the investigation qua him stood completed, and accordingly granted him regular bail. The complainant filed CRL.M.C. 8300/2025 assailing the order dated 27.10.2025 passed by the learned Sessions Court. The said petition has been disposed of today by a separate order, whereby certain observations have been made, albeit without interfering with or disturbing the order granting bail to the applicant passed by the learned Sessions Court.
3. In the meantime, since the offences added in the chargesheet are non-bailable and render the case triable by the Court of Sessions, the petitioner approached the learned Sessions Court for grant of anticipatory bail in respect of those offences. The learned Sessions Court granted the applicant interim protection till the date of his first appearance before the Court to which the case is committed. The learned Sessions Court further recorded that learned counsel appearing for the complainant had no objection to the grant of such interim protection.
4. The petitioner has approached this Court as he is dissatisfied with the limited nature of the protection granted.
5. By order dated 06.02.2026, this Court granted the applicant interim protection in relation to the offences punishable under Sections 89 and 351(2) of the BNS, with which he came to be charged upon filing of the chargesheet.
6. Mr. Tarang Srivastava, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, confirms that the chargesheet has been filed without the arrest of the applicant in respect of the offences subsequently added therein.
7. In view of the aforesaid, Mr. Vivek Agarwal, learned counsel appearing for the complainant/prosecutrix, submits that he has no objection to the interim protection granted to the applicant being made absolute, without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties at the trial.
8. Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present application is allowed.
9. It is directed that, in the event of the arrest of the applicant in connection with the offences punishable under Sections 89 and 351(2) of the BNS, which came to be added upon filing of the chargesheet arising out of FIR No. 498/2025 dated 02.09.2025, registered at Police Station Amar Colony, South-East District, Delhi, for the offence punishable under Section 69 of the BNS, he shall be released on bail upon furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 15,000/- with one surety in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer/Station House Officer/Duty Magistrate, subject to the following conditions:
a) The applicant shall appear before the learned Trial Court on each and every date of hearing;
b) The applicant shall neither directly nor indirectly contact or attempt to contact the prosecutrix or any prosecution witness, nor shall he tamper with the evidence in any manner whatsoever;
c) The applicant shall furnish his mobile number to the Investigating Officer/Station House Officer and ensure that the same remains operational and switched on at all times. The applicant shall not change his mobile number or switch off the same without prior intimation to the Investigating Officer/Station House Officer; d) The applicant shall furnish his permanent address, as well as the address at which he is residing during the pendency of the present case, to the learned Trial Court. In the event of any change in his residential address, the applicant shall promptly intimate the Investigating Officer and file an affidavit before the learned Trial Court disclosing such change;
e) The applicant shall not leave the country without the prior permission of the learned Trial Court; and
f) The applicant shall not commit any offence during the pendency of the present proceedings.
9. The bail application, alongwith pending applications, is accordingly, disposed of.
10. It is clarified that the observations made herein are solely for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application and shall not be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case, nor shall they prejudice the rights and contentions of the parties at any stage of the proceedings. PRATEEK JALAN, J JULY 28, 2026 Tg/SD/