New Delhi, Oct 6, 2025

The Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to an accused, observing that social media posts celebrating the release on bail and the mere presence of co-accused near the petitioner’s residence do not justify revoking of bail without clear evidence of intimidation.

A single-judge Bench of Justice Ravinder Dudeja was hearing a petition filed by Zafer Alam, under Section 483(3) of the BNSS, alleging that the accused, Manish, and his associates created fear after their release, flaunting weapons on social media and appearing near the petitioner’s home. The petitioner’s counsel contended that the accused “continuously intimidated the complainant and her family with knives and other deadly weapons, thereby endangering their safety,”

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