JUDGMENT

Subramonium Prasad, J.—The present applications have been filed with a prayer for grant of regular bail to the petitioners in FIR No.427/2018 registered at Police Station Mehrauli under Sections 376, 376-D, 506 and 34 IPC read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

2. The facts leading to the registration of the present FIR are as follows:—

(i) The complainant/prosecutrix states that she is a 17 year old girl studying in 9th Standard and that she was residing with her mother who was working as a house maid.

(ii) It is stated that the prosecutrix met accused Suraj in 5th Standard through the Petitioner Lal Mohammed and his sister-in-law/Hasina Khatoon. It is stated that they developed a friendship and he used to take her for walks. The FIR further states that mutual friendship developed. It is stated that 2-3 months into their friendship, Suraj took her to Inderpuri forest post school hours and raped her.

(iii) It is stated that Suraj took explicit videos of the prosecutrix and then compelled her to come to the forest again where after raping the prosecutrix, the friends of Suraj, namely, Rohit, Sachin, Anurag, Atul @ Lal Mohammad arrived at the spot.

(iv) It is stated