MOHAMMAD SHAHID IQBAL vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 4271/2025 & CRL.M.A. 33085/2025 Date of Decision: December 09, 2025 MOHAMMAD SHAHID IQBAL .....Applicant Through: Mr. Ghanshyam Sharma, Mr. Vikas Sharma, Mr. Lakshya Mahajan & Ms. Shivangi Chand, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State. WSI Sita Kumari, PS Chandni Mahal. Mr. Kunal Narang, Ms. Shazia & Ms. Shoaiba Ateen, Advs. for complainant along with complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present application is filed seeking regular bail in FIR No. 17/2025 dated 09.01.2025 for offence under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNS’), registered at Police Station Chandni Mahal. 2. Briefly stated, FIR in the present case was registered pursuant to a complaint made by the prosecutrix. It is alleged that in the year 2018, the prosecutrix came in contact with the applicant 3. It is alleged that in the year 2020, the applicant went to the prosecutrix’s house along with his brother and demanded money and jewellery from her to start a business but she refused for the same. It is alleged that thereafter one day, when the