ANKUSH @ DAL CHAND vs STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ORS

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$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 16, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3729/2025 & CRL.M.A. 29114/2025, CRL.M.A. 29115/2025 ANKUSH @ DAL CHAND .....Applicant Through: Mr. Siddharth Satija, Adv. (through VC) Ms. Anuka Bachawat, Adv. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with W/SI Sunil, PS Sultanpuri. Victim in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. By the present bail application, the applicant seeks regular bail in FIR No. 850/2021 dated 12.07.2021, registered at Police Station Sultanpuri, for offences under Sections 323/376/498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’), Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (‘POCSO’) and Sections 9/10 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (‘PCM Act’). 2. It is the case of the prosecution that on 11.07.2021, information was received vide DD No. 160A from Sanjay Gandhi Hospital regarding a minor girl aged 16 years old, being 7 Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHIKHA BAIL APPLN. 3729/2025 Page 1 of 8 SEHGAL Signing Date:16.12.2025 20:23:06 months pregnant. The statement of the victim was recorded on 12.07.2021, wherein she stated that she knew accused/Ankush @ Dalchand since 2020 and they had affectionate feelings towards each other. Their marriage was fixed for 25.11.2020 and 10 days prior to the marriage, i.e. on 14.11.2020, the accused/Applicant took her to Bush Vihar and forcefully established physical relations with her, by threatening her to viral her obscene videos recorded by him without her consent. 3. It is further the case the prosecution that they got married on 25.11.2020, however after the marriage of the parties, in December 2020, the victim was forced to con