SANJEEV KUMAR vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 17, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4475/2025 & CRL.M.A. 34633/2025 SANJEEV KUMAR .....Applicant Through: Mr. Aashish George, Mr. R.K. Jeenwal, Mr. Rahul Kulhare, Ms. Joicy Arikkadan & Ms. Neetu CJ, Advs. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State. SI Sangeeta Malik, PS Bindapur. Mr. Ashish Garg, Adv. for victim along with victim. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present application is filed by the applicant seeking regular bail in FIR No. 645/2023 dated 25.09.2023, registered at Police Station Binda Pur for offences under Sections 376/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (‘POCSO Act’). 2. The FIR in the present case was registered pursuant to a complaint made by the victim, wherein, she alleged that the applicant used to visit the house of the victim for home tuitions and used to touch her inappropriately. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SANJAY BAIL APPLN. 4475/2025 Page 1 of 6 KUMAR Signing Date:17.12.2025 20:13:02 3. It is alleged that when the victim was 15 years of age the applicant threatened the victim and forced her to marry her. It is alleged that victim thereafter out of fear convinced her mother for marriage, whereafter, the applicant and the victim got married on 15.04.2019. 4. It is alleged that the applicant after marriage used to beat and establish forceful sexual relations with the victim. It is alleged in November 2020 the victim got pregnant, whereafter, the applicant took her to his native village in Bihar and terminated the said pregnancy. 5. It is alleged that in 2021, the applicant again registered his marriage with the vic