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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 03^rd March, 2023 Pronounced on: 13^th March, 2023 + BAIL APPLN. 399/2023 DEEPAK MANDAL ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Anuuj Aggarwall, Advocate.

versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR...... Respondents Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for the State with S.I. Prem Prakash Singh, P.S.

Subhash Place.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

JUDGMENT

AMIT SHARMA, J.

1. The present application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('CrPC') seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR 1031/2022, under sections 346/323/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC') and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ('POCSO')

registered at PS Subhash Place.

2. Ms. 'M', on 15.09.2022, filed a complaint addressed to the SHO, PS Netaji Subhash Place wherein she alleged that in the year 2013, she left her native village in Jharkhand for Delhi in search of work. She met one Ajay Mandal who put her to work somewhere in Gurugram. It was alleged that she BAIL APPLN. 399/2023 Page 1 of 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ANITA BAITAL S 17 ig :3 n 2 in :5 was repeatedly raped by the present applicant and his b