Delhi High Court – Orders
Faruk Khan vs The State Nct Of Delhi on 2 April, 2026
Author: Anup Jairam Bhambhani
Bench: Anup Jairam Bhambhani
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ BAIL APPLN. 4739/2025
FARUK KHAN .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Anil Kumar Basoya, Advocate
via video-conferencing.
versus
THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent
Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for the State.
Insp. Daleep Kumar, Crime Branch.
Ms. Azra Rehman, Advocate for
next-of-kin of the deceased.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI
ORDER
% 02.04.2026
CRL.M.A. No._36516/2025 (exemption)
Exemption granted, subject to just exceptions.
The application stands disposed of.
BAIL APPLN. 4739/2025
By way of the present petition filed under section 483 read with
section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the
petitioner seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 347/2022 dated
14.08.2022 registered under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code,
1860 (‘IPC‘) and sections 25/27 of the Arms Act, 1959 at P.S.: Jamia
Nagar, South-East, Delhi. Consequent upon completion of
investigation, offences under sections
420/511/467/468/471/482/201/120B/34 of the IPC have been added
vide chargesheet dated 16.11.2022.
2. Notice on this petition was issued on 08.12.2025.
3. Status Report dated 26.02.2026 has been filed.
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4. Nominal Roll dated 24.02.2026 has been received from the Jail
Superintendent.
5. Pursuant to intimation sent to the next-of-kin of the deceased, the
parents and sister of the deceased are represented by counsel.
6. The present matter concerns the murder of one Wasif Sattar Ghazi on
14.08.2022.The Post Mortem Report dated 15.08.2022 showed the
cause of death as “hemorrhagic shock due to ante mortem firearm
projectile injuries to chest and abdomen.”
7. The allegation made against the petitioner is, that in order to grab a
certain property owned by the deceased, in criminal conspiracy with
other co-accused persons, the petitioner purchased certain e-stamp
papers for preparing a general power of attorney and other related
documents; which documents are stated to have been destroyed and
burnt subsequently. The documents were allegedly forged to grab the
property of the deceased and transfer the said property to Nahid
Abbasi. It is further alleged that the petitioner had also purchased a
mobile phone from Gaffar Market (which was a stolen phone) and
had provided that phone to co-accused Sultan Azim through the
latter’s sister Nahid Abbasi, and that phone was used by Sultan
Azimto extend threats to the deceased.
8. Learned APP submits, that the role ascribed to the petitioner is of
having entered into criminal conspiracy to forge documents to grab
the property of the deceased. The status report narrates the role as
follows:
“17. That during investigation, e-Stamp Vendor namely
Abdus Shamad, whoworked in the office of Mr. Rais Ahmed
Siddiqui, Advocate, Notary Public stated that on 07.05.2025, threeBAIL APPLN. 4739/2025 Page 2 of 6
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e-Stamp Papers were purchased by one Faruk Khan for preparing
GPA, Agreement to Sell and Affidavit of Properties Third Floor
Flat Right Side as S-12, Khasra No. 214, Joga Bai Extension,
Jamia Nagar, New Delhi. During interrogation, Faruk Khan
stated that he destroyed and burnt all those documents. Further
investigation also revealed that the stolen mobile phone, which
was used for extending threats to Wasif Sattar Ghazi by accused
Sultan Azim, was purchased by Faruk Khan from Gaffar Market
and was provided to accused Sultan Azim through his sister Ms.
Nahid Abbasi.
“18. That on the basis of above facts revealed during
investigation, accused/petitioner Faruk Khan, on sustained
interrogation, admitted of his involvement in hatching conspiracy
of committing murder of Wasif Sattar Ghazi and grabbing his
property. Accordingly, he was also arrested in this case on
28.08.2022.”
9. The petitioner was arrested on 28.08.2022 and has been in custody
ever-since.
10. Chargesheet dated 16.11.2022 and supplementary chargesheet dated
09.01.2024 have been filed before the learned trial court. The
prosecution has cited 70 witnesses, of whom only 02 have been
examined so far, despite lapse of almost more than3.5 years.
11. The court has heard Mr. Anil Basoya, learned counsel for the
petitioner; Ms. Shubhi Gupta, learned APP for the State; as well as
Ms. Azra Rehman, learned counsel appearing for the next-of-kin of
the deceased. Having heard counsel for the parties, the considerations
that weigh with the courtat this stage are the following:
11.1. The essence of the allegation against the petitioner is that he
had purchased certain e-stamp papers for preparing a general
power of attorney and other related documents in order to
fraudulently transfer a property belonging to the deceased in
favour of co-accused Nahid Abbasi; and that he had alsoBAIL APPLN. 4739/2025 Page 3 of 6
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purchased a stolen mobile phone, which he had provided to co-
accused Sultan Azim through his sister Nahid Abbasi, which
phone was used by Sultan Azim to extend threats to the
deceased.
11.2. These allegations, as they presently stand, maybe suggestive of
the offence under section 120B IPC of entering into a criminal
conspiracy for forging documents to fraudulently transfer the
property of the deceased in favour of the co-accused; however,
at least at this stage, there appears to be no material in support
of the allegation that the petitioner had also entered into a
criminal conspiracy to murder Wasif Sattar Ghazi.
11.3. Chargesheet and supplementary chargesheet in the matter have
been filed way back on 16.11.2022 and 09.01.2024
respectively, in which the prosecution has cited 70 witnesses,
of whom only 02 have deposed so far. Evidently, the trial will
take a very long time to conclude.
11.4. The petitioner’s nominal roll shows that he has suffered judicial
custody of about 3.5 years; that his jail conduct has been
‘satisfactory’; that he was released on interim bail on two prior
occasions in December 2024 and May 2025,with no complaint
of any violation of the terms of the interim bail; and that he has
no other criminal involvements.
11.5. Co-accused Nahid Abbasi has been released on regular bail by
a Co-ordinate Bench vide judgement dated 27.10.2025 in
BAIL.APPLN. No.1664/2025.
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12. Upon a conspectus of the above, and as a sequitur of the foregoing
considerations, this court is persuaded to accept the present petition.
The petitioner – Faruk Khan S/o Abdul Gani – is accordingly admitted
to regular bail pending trial subject to following conditions:
12.1. The petitioner shall furnish a personal bond in the sum of Rs.
50,000/- (Rs. Fifty Thousand Only) with 02 sureties in the like
amount from family members, to the satisfaction of the learned
trial court;
12.2. The petitioner shall furnish to the Investigating Officer
(‘I.O.’)/S.H.O a cellphone number on which the petitioner may
be contacted at any time and shall ensure that the number is kept
active and switched-on at all times;
12.3. If the petitioner has a passport, he shall surrender the same to the
learned trial court and shall not travel out of the country without
prior permission of the learned trial court;
12.4. The petitioner shall not contact, nor visit, nor offer any
inducement, threat or promise to any of the prosecution
witnesses or other persons acquainted with the facts of case. The
petitioner shall not tamper with evidence nor otherwise indulge
in any act or omission that is unlawful or that would prejudice
the proceedings in the pending trial;
12.5. In case of any change in his residential address/contact details,
the petitioner shall promptly inform the I.O. in writing;
12.6. Since the petitioner is facing trial and would therefore be
appearing before the learned trial court from time-to-time, it is
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not considered necessary to impose a reporting requirement as a
condition of regular bail.
13. Though it has been pointed-out by learned counsel appearing for the
next-of-kin, that the old parents of the deceased reside in the vicinity of
where the petitioner would stay while on bail, learned counsel for the
petitioner assures the court that the petitioner would not in any manner
engage with the parents of the deceased. The petitioner is cautioned
against any misadventure on this count.
14. Furthermore, the S.H.O., P.S.: Jamia Nagar is directed to take
immediate action and to bring to the notice of this court any complaint
that may be received in this regard against the petitioner.
15. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent
forthwith.
16. The petition stands disposed-of.
17. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed-of.
ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J
APRIL 2, 2026/hb
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