New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- A Delhi court has granted regular bail to an accused in a 2021 Mangolpuri murder case, observing that he has spent more than four and a half years in jail as an undertrial and the trial is not likely to conclude anytime soon.

The order was passed on February 13, 2026, by Additional Sessions Judge Muneesh Garg at Rohini Courts. The bail plea was argued by advocate Ravi Drall, while the State opposed the application through the Additional Public Prosecutor.

In its findings, the court noted that although the allegations are serious and relate to a fatal gunshot incident, the purpose of keeping an undertrial in custody is only to ensure his presence during trial and not to punish him before conviction. The judge also u...