Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Delhi Court Rejects Bail for Former AAP MLA in MCOCA Case
Naresh Balyan was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and used to be a lawmaker in Delhi.
He was arrested in December 2024 for a serious crime law called MCOCA, which deals with organized crime.
A judge said he had a phone call with a gangster named Kapil Sangwan, which the police say shows he helped the gang.
Even though a lower court had let him go for a different case, the Delhi High Court said he must stay in jail for the MCOCA case.
Balyan’s lawyers said there was no proof against him, but the court disagreed and kept him in custody.
Delhi High Court denied bail to former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan in a MCOCA case.
The court cited alleged links to gangster Kapil Sangwan (Nandu) and an audio clip of a phone conversation.
Balyan had earlier been granted bail in a separate extortion case, which was later closed by a Delhi court.
Justice Manoj Jain delivered the order, stating the case remains serious.
Balyan’s lawyers argued there was no evidence and the case was frivolous, but the court rejected the plea.
- Who
- Naresh Balyan, former Aam Aadmi Party MLA
- What
- Denied bail in a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act case
- When
- Monday (2025)
- Where
- Delhi High Court
- Why
- Alleged links to organized crime and audio evidence
- Bail status
- Denied
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Case type
- MCOCA
- Defendant
- Naresh Balyan
- Judge
- Justice Manoj Jain
- Related case
- Extortion case closed
- Audio evidence
- Phone conversation with gangster Kapil Sangwan
