MOHAMMAD SHAHID IQBAL vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~5 * 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 Signature Not Verified Signed By:SANJAY BAIL APPLN. 4271/2025 Page 1 of 10 KUMAR Signing Date:10.12.2025 20:40:16 at a chemist shop and they both exchanged numbers, eventually becoming good friends. It is alleged that in the year 2019, the applicant went to Haj and made a video call from there to the prosecutrix, offering Nikah to her. It is alleged that the prosecutrix believed his proposal to be genuine and agreed to the same. It is alleged that after returning from Haj, the applicant told the prosecutrix to tell her family members that they had entered into Nikah in the presence of Allah. The family members of the prosecutrix also allegedly accepted their marriage. It is alleged that the applicant made physical relations with the prosecutrix on multiple occasions. It is alleged that whenever the prosecutrix would ask the appl