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Delhi High Court (File) Delhi High Court (File)The Delhi High Court on Thursday extended till August 23 the bail granted to the 2008 BMW hit-and-run convict Utsav Bhasin by a sessions court. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal extended the relief after the convict informed the court that the bail granted to him by the trial court is expiring on August 14. Accepting his contention, the judge said, “I extend the bail till August 23,” adding that the bail bond will remain the same as imposed by the trial court. Bhasin sought extension of the relief, saying he has also challenged the orders of conviction and sentence awarded to him by the sessions court here on July 15. The court had also granted him a statutory bail for enabling him to file an appeal in the high court and asked him to furnish a bail bond of Rs 50,000 with a surety of like amount..