Rishi Raj Pal Singh Chauhan vs State Nct Of Delhi

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The petitioner filed an application for regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in connection with FIR No. 216/2019 registered at P.S. Greater Kailash, Delhi for an offence under Section 365 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, relating to the alleged kidnapping and elimination of one Sh. Arun Kumar Sharma.

The prosecution's case was that the petitioner, aggrieved by an adverse property dispute outcome before the Supreme Court and facing imminent eviction proceedings, allegedly conspired with co-accused persons including his son Hitesh Chauhan and others to kidnap and eliminate the victim. The accused persons, after conducting a recce of the victim's residence, intercepted and abducted him on 15.11.2019 near Kailash Colony Metro Station using a vehicle bearing fake number plates.

The matter was transferred to the Anti Human Trafficking Unit of Crime Branch, which seized CCTV footage identifying suspects and vehicles, recorded disclosures from the accused, and established the alleged conspiracy through CDR analysis and other evidence. The judgment text as reproduced is incomplete, and the final outcome of the bail application is not determinable from the available text.

Catchwords: bail · kidnapping · Section 365 IPC · property dispute · conspiracy · Anti Human Trafficking Unit · Crime Branch · CDR analysis · CCTV footage · regular bail · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita