CHITRANSHU PANDEY vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 17.01.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4321/2024 & CRL.M.A. 35335/2024 CHITRANSHU PANDEY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Chandra Shekhar Yadav, Advocate versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J (ORAL) 1. The present application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter ‘BNSS’) has been filed on behalf of the applicant seeking grant of anticipatory bail in case arising out of FIR bearing no. 340/2024 for offence punishable under Section 110/351(2)/331(8)/191/3(5)/61(2)A/70(1)/74(1) of BNS, 2023 and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), 2012, registered at Police Station New Ashok Nagar, Delhi. 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case are that on 11.08.2024, a PCR call vide DD No.21A regarding quarrel was 2014. The statement of complainant was recorded under Section 164 of Cr.P.C. 3. The learned counsel for the present accused/applicant argues that applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case, and he has no role to play in