Ravinder Soni vs State (Nct Of Delhi)

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2025 Supreme(Del) 444

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
AJAY DIGPAUL
Ravinder Soni – Appellant
Versus
State (Nct Of Delhi) – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Anubhav Tyagi, Mr. Kuldeep Jauhari, Mr. Sahil Ahuja, Mr. Puneet Singh and Mr. Chetan, Advs.
For the Respondent: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, Appellant for State with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Adv. for State SI Anjali Rathi, DIU/C and SI Neelsee, P.S. Nabi Karim Mr. Samarth Bhutani, Adv. for victim

Table of Content
1. the petitioner filed for bail under serious sexual offence allegations. (Para 1)

JUDGMENT :

AJAY DIGPAUL, J.

1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023[Hereinafter “BNSS ”] seeking regular bail in connection with FIR No. 154/2025, registered under Sections 74 and 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023, [Hereinafter “BNSS ”], and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act , 2012 [Hereinafter “ POCSO ”] at Police Station Nabi Karim.

2. The case of the prosecution, as borne out from the FIR, is that on 06.02.2025, the aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of the statement of the prosecutrix/victim. In her statement, she alleged that on 02.02.2025, she had gone to the market along with her sister, where at a shop, the petitioner allegedly inserted his finger in her anal region, touched her inappropriately from behind, and made obscene gestures. Subsequently, on 06.02.2025, the victim, along with her mother, located and identified the petitioner, whereupon she narrated the incident to her mother. The mother of the victim/prosecutrix is stated to have slapped