HARASH KUMAR vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 15th April, 2025 Pronounced on: 30th April, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 837/2025 HARASH KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kirtiman Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vaibhav Sethi, Ms. Priya Pathani and Mr. Abul Hasan Khan, Advocates. Mr. Amit Choudhary and Ms. Kavya Dauk, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP with Mr. Rohit Chaudhary, Ms. Nandita, Ms. Akanksha T., Mr. Vikas Khoker, Mr. Shyam Singh, Ms. Asha Ahlawat, Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Ms. Nitika Balyan and Mr. Ram Chander Khatri, Advocates for the State. Inspector Rahul Kumar, P.S. South Avenue. SI Ranjana, P.S. Subzi Mandi. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. Through the present application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 (formerly Section 439 of the 1 “BNSS” Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 837/2025 Page 1 of 19 By:AKANSHA SINGH Signing Date:30.04.2025 20:07:55 Code of Criminal Procedure, 19732), the Applicant seeks regular bail in proceedings arising from FIR No. 406/2024 registered under Sections 376, 354, 323, 506, 509 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 18603 at P.S. Subzi Mandi. Subsequently, chargesheet qua the Petitioner has been filed under Sections 376/328/323/506/384/509/379/377 of IPC. Factual Background 2. Briefly stated, the case of the prosecution is as follows: 2.1. The FIR was registered on 19th July, 2024, on the basis of a written complaint lodged by the Prosecutrix, Ms. ‘S’, aged about 40 years. According to the Prosecutrix, she first came into contact with the Applicant, in 2021, through social media, while seeking a social media influencer to promote her clothing brand, ‘Rebelwood Sprite’. During