SOHAIL MALIK vs STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

$~J- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 12th August, 2025 CRL.M.C. 6745/2024 and CRL. M.A. 25774/2024 SOHAIL MALIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N. Hariharan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Subhash Gulati, Ms. Punya, Mr. Aman Akhtar, Ms. Vasundhara N., Mr. Vinayak Gautam, Ms. Vasundhra Raj Tyagi, Ms. Sima Gulati, Mr. Sharian Mukherji, Ms. Rekha Angara, Ms. Sana Singh, Mr Pankaj Yadav and Ms. Diskha Narula, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Utkarsh and Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APPs for the State with Ms. Kumud Nijhawan, Mr. Kunal Bhardwaj, Mr. Paras, Mr. Mohit Rathee and Ms. Garima Saini, Advocates with Insp. Mr. Sunil Kumar, P.S.: Cyber/MDD. Mr. Abhay Kumar, Mr. A.K. Sharma, Mr. ShagumRuhil and Mr. Karan Chopra, Advocates for R-2. HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J U D G M E N T ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J. By way of the present petition filed under section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 („BNSS‟), the petitioner 2. Briefly, the petitioner (hereinafter “accused”) is facing allegations of stalking and sexual harassment levelled by respondent No.2 (hereinafter “complainant”) against him vide police compla