$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 21.02.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4360/2024 & CRL.M.A. 5776/2025 AKASH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajiv Takbi, Mr. Prerit Shukla and Mr. Harsh Vardhan, Advocates versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for State along with SI Muskan, PS: Jahangir Puri %

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

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MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J (ORAL):

1. The present application has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNSS’) seeking grant of Regular Bail to the accused/Applicant in the FIR No. 205/2019 dated 12.04.2019 registered at P.S. Jahangir Puri under sections 363/376/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).

2. The brief facts leading to the registration of the FIR set out in the charge-sheet are as follows: A woman Sub-Inspector (SI) from P.S. Bhalswa Dairy arrived at P.S. Jahangir Puri on 12.04.2019 and submitted a Tehrir (written complaint) along with the victim’s statement, MLC No. 170467/19 from BJRM Hospital, and MLC No. 1464/19 from BSA Hospital. She info