ABHISHEK KUMAR vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 04.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4410/2024 ABHISHEK KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amit Srivastava, Advocate. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with SI , PS Mr. Jatin Sharma and Mr. Satyajit Kumar Singh, Advocates for complainant de facto with complainant de facto in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Learned APP has filed Status Report which is accepted across the board, to be scanned and made part of the file. Copy is stated to have already been supplied to both sides. 2. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant, learned APP assisted by IO/SI Ashutosh Mishra as well as two counsel appearing on behalf of complainant de facto. I have heard the complainant de facto as well. BAIL APPLN. 4410/2024 Page 1 of 4 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, ou=DELHI HIGH COURT, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962 c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, postalCode=110003, KATHPALIA st=DELHI, serialNumber=D3E86796451EC45C07B5D15570996B40F 80CBD2EEE60402C487965FF801E26FA, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2025.04.04 13:49:32 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:04.04.2025 17:56:44 3. The accused/applicant being husband of complainant de facto, seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No.366/2024 of PS Mehrauli for offences under Section 498A/406/313/34 IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 4. It is submitted by both counsel appearing on behalf of complainant de facto that marriage between the parties was a love marriage but subsequently, the accused/applicant developed relations with one Kanchan named in the FIR itself and therefore, he has not been