Published on : 24 Sep 2025, 3:26 pm 2 min read

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday called for action against a Magistrate and an Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) who stayed the arrest of a man despite his anticipatory bail petitions being rejected by the High Court and the Supreme Court [Nikhil Jain v State of NCT of Delhi] .

Justice Girish Kathpalia said that both the judges, posted at the Rohini Courts, violated judicial discipline.

"It appears to be a case of judicial indiscipline that the Judicial Magistrate First Class-04 (North), Rohini Courts, Delhi and the Additional Sessions Judge-04 (North), Rohini Courts, Delhi despite being aware that two anticipatory bail applications of the accused/applicant had already been dismissed by this court, followed by dismissal of the

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