JUDGMENT

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. (Oral)

1. By way of the instant application, the applicant seeks grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR bearing no. 582/2021, registered at Police Station Moti Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Section 342/376(2)(i)(n)/354(C)/505-II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter ‘IPC’] and Section 6/12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [hereafter ‘POCSO Act’].

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case are that on 24.09.2021, a PCR call vide DD No. 53A was received at P.S. Moti Nagar, Delhi, regarding the incident of molestation of a child. On reaching the spot, the police officials found that the matter pertained to sexual assault of a minor girl. A counsellor was called and the prosecutrix was medically examined vide MLC No. 7469/21. The prosecutrix submitted a written complaint alleging that on the same day at about 9:00 AM, the present accused Vicky Kashyap had taken her to a room on the pretext of talking and had committed sexual assault upon her. The incident came to light when the mother of the prosecutrix searched for her and reached the accused‟s house. On the basis of the c