Published on : 12 Nov 2025, 2:45 pm 3 min read

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to businessman Nitin Bansal, who had threatened a court-appointed local commissioner with an air gun during a judicial inspection in Faridabad [ Nitin Bansal vs. The State of Delhi ].

Noting that Bansal had surrendered and spent six days in custody, a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said that the relief would be conditional upon his depositing ₹1 lakh with the Delhi High Court Lawyers’ Welfare Fund within two weeks of his release.

The Court passed the order while hearing a plea by Bansal challenging his conviction and one-month jail sentence for criminal contempt of court imposed by the Delhi High Court.

At the outset, Senior Advocate Shadan Farasat

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