Delhi High Court grants four weeks' interim bail on medical grounds to Malviya Nagar fire building owner
21 September 2026
The Delhi High Court on Monday, 21 September 2026, granted four weeks' interim bail to Lovkesh Bajaj on medical grounds.
Bajaj owns the Malviya Nagar hotel building where a fire in June killed several people.
Justice Sachin Datta passed the order after a medical status report from jail authorities.
Bajaj underwent major abdominal surgery on 31 August and was discharged on 15 September.
The court said he deserves release for a limited period to recuperate, and expressed no opinion on the merits of the case.
The FIR in the case invokes Sections 105 and 326 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
In plain words
Interim bail — Temporary release granted for a fixed period, often on medical or humanitarian grounds.
BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — The criminal code that replaced the Indian Penal Code from 1 July 2024.