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DELHI HIGH COURT
SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
Ahshan Ali – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Subramonium Prasad, J. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C seeking bail in FIR No.354/2020 dated 01.08.2020, registered at Police Station Jyoti Nagar for offences under Sections 323 /376/506/313/377/354/34 IPC.
2. Facts, in brief, leading to the present petition are as under--
a) The instant FIR was lodged on the statement of the prosecutrix wherein she stated that she got married to one Asheem Raja S/o Shri Ahshan Ali (the petitioner herein) R/o H.No.219/7, Kardampuri, Delhi on 23.03.2019 according to Muslim Rites and Customs. It is stated that after sometime her in-laws started to harass her but she remained silent. It is stated that her mother-in-law is no more. She stated that her husband used to beat her and he had subjected her to unnatural sex several times. It is stated that the prosecutrix came to know that her husband was having an affair with some other woman and therefore, she tried to make him understand, but he did not listen to her. It is stated that thereafter she informed the petitioner herein, about her husband. It is stated that the petitioner assured her that he would talk to her husband. It is stated that the husban
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The presumption of innocence until proven guilty and the need to avoid imposing pre-trial punishment on the accused are central legal principles established in the judgment.
Balancing the nature of the case, custody duration, and prima facie evidence to grant bail with specific conditions.
The main legal point established is the careful consideration of the nature of accusations, antecedents of the accused, and the possibility of tampering with witnesses in granting anticipatory bail.
Anticipatory bail under Section 438 should be granted sparingly, especially in serious offences, considering potential risks and the necessity for thorough investigation.
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