HIGH COURT OF DELHI
ANIL – Appellant
Versus
STATE N.C.T OF DELHI – Respondent
BAIL APPLN.-1216/2021
(VIA VIDEO-CONFERENCING)
BAIL APPLN. Nos. 1221/2021 and 1216/2021
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Reserved on
:
30.07.2021
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Pronounced on :
16.08.2021
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BAIL APPLN. 1221/2021
NIRMALA DEVI
..... Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Sulaiman Khan, Advocate.
versus
THE STATE (N.C.T.) OF DELHI
..... Respondent
Through:
Ms. Rajni Gupta, APP for the State
with SI Vikas PS Hari Nagar.
Mr. Sumit Gaba, Advocate for the
complainant.
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BAIL APPLN. 1216/2021
ANIL
..... Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Sulaiman Khan, Advocate.
versus
STATE N.C.T OF DELHI
..... Respondent
Through:
Ms. Rajni Gupta, APP for the State
with SI Vikas PS Hari Nagar.
Mr. Sumit Gaba, Advocate for the
complainant.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNISH BHATNAGAR
Digitally Signed By:KAMAL
KANT MENDIRATTA
Signing Date:18.08.2021
15:57
Signature Not Verified
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BAIL APPLN. Nos. 1221/2021 and 1216/2021
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ORDER
RAJNISH BHATNAGAR, J.
1.
By way of this common order, I shall dispose of the petitions filed by
the petitioners under Section 438 Cr.P.C. read with Section 482 Cr.P.C.
seeking
anticipatory
bail
in
FIR
No.
70/2021
under
Sections
376/354/323/506/34 IPC registered at Police Station Hari Nagar.
2.
In brief, the facts as per the case of the prosecution are that on
26.02.2021, two PCR calls were received at PS Hari Nagar vide DD
Nos.30A & 36A regarding quarrel at WZ-47, Tihar Village, and the same
were marked to ASI Niranjan. ASI Niranjan along with HC Jitender No.
1838/W reached at WZ-249, G-47, Tihar Village, Delhi. There it came to
know that injured had already been shifted to DDU Hospital by PCR van.
ASI reached DDU hospital. There injured prosecutix 'R' was found admitted
vide MLC No. 80/21. Doctor mentioned A/H/O physical assault and sexual
assault in MLC. The injured was shifted to Safderjung hospital. In
Safderjung hospital statement of prosecutix 'R' was recorded in the presence
of her father Nemi Chand. She stated that she runs a shop of small articles at
WZ 249, G-47, Tihar Village, Delhi. On 20.11.2020, her husband expired
due to illness. Her husband was owner of the house in which she is residing.
Her mother in law and brother in law used to say that now she has nothing in
the house and asked her to leave the house with her child, aged about seven
years. It is alleged that a court case is pending between them regarding the
Digitally Signed By:KAMAL
KANT MENDIRATTA
Signing Date:18.08.2021
15:57
Signature Not Verified
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BAIL APPLN. Nos. 1221/2021 and 1216/2021
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house and the Court has granted stay. It is alleged that after returning to
home, her mother-in-law Nirmala Devi, brother-in-law - Anil @ Shanti and
another brother-in-law - Mukesh@ Bunty told her that there was no need to
be more happy and threatened to kill her. It is alleged that on 25.02.2021, at
about 10.30 AM, while prosecutrix was going downward from 3rd floor, in
the middle of stairs, Mukesh @ Bunty met her and asked her whether she
was going to open the shop and threatened to kill her. It is alleged that when
the prosecutrix was cleaning the shop, her mother-in-law came inside and
started throwing articles of her shop and told her to get out with her son.
Thereafter, arguments started between them and her mother-in-law started
beating her. It is alleged that in the meanwhile, her brother-in-law Anil @
Shanty came inside the shop and hit his hand on her breast and pressed her
breast 2-3 times. It is alleged that he hit her with some pointed object and
her mother in law was asking to kill her. Her mother-in-law and brother-in-
laws kept beating her. Thereafter, her brother-in-law Anil fled from the spot
on the direction of her mother-in-law and she told the prosecutrix that she is
70 years old and nothing could happen to her. Thereafter, the prosecutrix
called police and she was shifted to DDU Hospital.
3.
On the statement of prosecutix 'R', FIR No. 70/21, dated. 26.02.2021,
under Sections 354/323/506/34 IPC was registered at PS