MR RAVINDER MALIK vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 07.08.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 741/2025 & CRL.M.A. 7314/2025 (stay) MR RAVINDER MALIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Lakshay Yadav, Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Mr. Gaurav Kumar and Mr. Yashvir Singh, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State with Inspector Shishpal, SI Pooja and SI Divya Yadav, PS Nihal Vihar Mr. Arun Kumar Khatri, Advocate for Complainant. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 1335/2024 of PS Nihal Vihar for offence under section 64(2)(m)/351(3) BNS. As reflected from record, vide order dated 10.03.2025, the predecessor bench granted interim protection from arrest to the accused/applicant, which protection continued before different benches on date to date basis. Today, I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP assisted by IO/SI Pooja. I have also heard at length learned counsel for prosecutrix. 2. Briefly stated, prosecution case as unfolded through FIR lodged by prosecutrix is as follows. The prosecutrix, after separating from her husband is residing in N