DESHRAJ vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~J-1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 21.11.2025 Judgment pronounced on:04.12.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4245/2025 DESHRAJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Sr. Adv. with Mr. RC Tiwari, Ms. Garima, Mr. Shirank, Advs. for applicant Ankit Versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP with SI Puja Saini, PS Dwarka. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail in connection with FIR No. 278/2025, under Section 70(1)/115(2)/351/3(5) BNS registered at PS-Dwarka North. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 27.07.2025, a PCR call vide GD No. 162-A was received at 22:42 hrs. at PS Dwarka, North regarding a sexual assault incident involving a female victim/prosecutrix. 3. ASI Sunita reached the place of PCR Call and thereafter handed over BAIL APPLN. 4245/2025 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEEPAK SINGH Signing Date:05.12.2025 20:00:11 the prosecutrix to the nearest police station. The prosecutrix was examined, and her statement was recorded, who stated that she had been contacted by accused Raju @ Poliya @ Shadab through Instagram and WhatsApp, who lured her on the pretext of arranging a lucrative club job. 4. On the intervening night of 26.07.2025 and 27.07.2025, the prosecutrix was called to Dwarka Mor, where she was picked up by the accused Shadab along with his associate Deshraj (petitioner herein) on a motorcycle. The accused person took her to a secluded spot near Ganda Nala, Sector 16 where both of them subjected her to gang rape and unnatural sexual assault. 5. It is further alleged that the accuse