Prince Dixit @ Vikram vs State

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These consolidated bail applications were filed by two applicants — Prince Dixit @ Vikram and Davinder Kaur @ Sonia — seeking regular bail in two FIRs (No. 108/2019 and 109/2019) registered at PS Paschim Vihar (West) for the alleged murder of Jagir Kaur and Gurmeet Singh, parents of applicant Davinder Kaur @ Sonia. The deceased were found dead in bags/suitcases in a waste drain in March 2019, with post-mortem reports indicating death by asphyxia due to ante-mortem smothering in both cases.

The prosecution alleged that the applicants, who were in a physical relationship, conspired to murder the deceased parents over property disputes, as the parents disapproved of their relationship. The applicants allegedly enlisted co-accused Raghvender Singh @ Rinku and one Diwakar to assist in committing the murders, with the first murder of Gurmeet Singh occurring on 17th February 2019 and the second murder of Jagir Kaur on 2nd March 2019. Various articles belonging to the deceased — including jewellery, mobile phones, motorcycles, identity documents and smothering materials — were recovered from the accused persons, and a Test Identification Parade was conducted.

The bail applications were heard and decided by a Single Judge of the Delhi High Court, who considered the nature of the offences, the gravity of the allegations, the evidence on record including recoveries and witness statements, and the conduct of the accused including their initial absconding after the commission of the alleged offences.

Catchwords: bail · murder · conspiracy · smothering · asphyxia · property dispute · absconding accused · recovery of stolen articles · Test Identification Parade · Indian Penal Code