SATENDER vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 3rd July, 2025 Pronounced on: 12th August, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3180/2023 & CRL.M.A. 31373/2023 SATENDER .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N.S. Dalal, Mr. Aman Mudgal, Ms. Nidhi Dalal, Mr. Alok Kumar, Ms. Rachna Dalal and Mr. Karan Mann, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. ......Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for the State with SI Priyanka, P.S. Ambedkar Nagar. Mr. Mohit Mathur, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Tanmay Mehta, Ms. Manisha Parmar, Ms. Shreya Bhola, Ms. Kanika Handa, Mr. Vignesh and Mr. S. Singh, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT AMIT SHARMA, J. 1. The present application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) has been filed on behalf of the applicant Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BHASKAR SINGH RAWAT BAIL APPLN. 3180/2023 Page 1 of 22 Signing Date:12.08.2025 19:23:11 seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No. 418/2022 under Sections 498A/406 IPC, 376, 313 registered at P.S. Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi. 2. The case of the prosecution against the present applicant as per the FIR registered on behalf of the complainant is that she was married to one Surender on 04.02.2014, and out of the said wedlock one male child namely “D” was born on 07.07.2016. Immediately after the marriage, the attitude and behaviour of the complainant’s husband and other in laws was very rude and cruel and they used to harass her for bringing insufficient dowry. It is alleged that during the said quarrel between the complainant and her husband, i.e., the applicant herein, who is the cousin brother of the previous husband of the complainant used to regularly visit the house of the complainant’s in laws and tried to win over the confidence of th