# PRADEEP @ PIDDI vs STATE OF (GNCT) NEW DELHI

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-08-01
Citation: BAIL APPLN.-623/2024 2025:DHC:6324
Petitioner: PRADEEP @ PIDDI
Respondent: STATE OF (GNCT) NEW DELHI

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 01.08.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 623/2024 PRADEEP @ PIDDI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Hemant Kumar, Advocate versus STATE OF (GNCT) NEW DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with ACP K.P. Malik and SI Bharat Singh, PS Uttam Nagar Mr. Vishesh Wadhwa and Ms. Swadha Gupta, Advocates for complainant de facto CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. Petitioner seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 363/2016 of PS Uttam Nagar for offence under Section 302/363/201 IPC & Section 6 POCSO Act. Today is the first hearing before this Bench. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) as well as learned counsel for complainant de facto. 2. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is as follows. On 06.04.2016, FIR No. 363/2016 was registered at PS Uttam Nagar on the statement of Shri Dharshan Singh, a labourer, reporting that his eight year old daughter, BAIL APPLN. 623/2024 pages 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant contends that the accused/applicant was falsely implicated in this case under public pressure and glare of media trial, otherwise why would the a

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