JUDGMENT

SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. (ORAL)

1. The present application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereafter „Cr.P.C.‟)/Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter „BNSS‟) has been filed on behalf of the applicant seeking grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR bearing no. 72/2024, for offence punishable under Section 376/506 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC‟), registered at Police Station Neb Sarai, Delhi.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case, as evident from the

complaint filed by the complainant, are that she was living in Delhi since 2018 with her children, while her husband was working in Gujarat. She had come in contact with the accused aged about 26 years, through her sister, as he was working in Kuwait with her sister‟s husband. As alleged, the accused had begun talking to the complainant over the phone and had subsequently enticed her. He had given her ₹3.5 lakhs to enroll in the course, which the complainant had promised to repay after securing a job. Thereafter, the accused had begun blackmailing her, compelling her to comply with his sexual demands. The complainant had complied with whatever t