FAISAL @SALMAN @RAHUL vs THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 02, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1436/2025 & CRL.M.A. 11250/2025 FAISAL @SALMAN @RAHUL .....Applicant Through: Mr. Prashant Singhal and Mr. Md. Zeeshan, Advs. versus THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Sagar Navdeep M., PS Gokul Puri. 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. 187/2024 dated 29.03.2024, registered at Police Station Gokul Puri, for the offence punishable under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’). 2. The FIR was registered at the behest of the mother of the victim, on 29.03.2024 alleging that her minor daughter, aged 15 years old, has gone missing. On 09.04.2024, the victim returned to her home. The medical examination of the victim girl was conducted in GTB hospital on 16.04.2024 vide MLC no. G- 51/24. Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER BAIL APPLN. 1436/2025 Page 1 of 7 KAUR Signing Date:03.12.2025 21:43:45 3. On 18.04.2024, the statement of the victim under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’) was recorded wherein she stated that the applicant forcefully established physical relations without her consent. 4. The applicant was arrested on 01.05.2024 and after conclusion of the investigations, on 08.01.2025, the Chargesheet in the present case was filed under Sections 363/366/376(2)(n)/419 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. 5. The bail application preferred by the applicant herein was dismissed by the learned Additional Session Judge vide Order dated 23.09.2024. 6. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that