AAKASH SINGH vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 31.07.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 2033/2025 AAKASH SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankit Roy and Mr. Taha Yasin, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with SI Usha Yadav. Mr. Subhash Solanki, Advocate for R-2. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 973/2024 of Police Station Mehrauli for offence under Section 64/69/351 of BNS. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that he established sexual relations with the prosecutrix on false promise of marriage, though on this aspect, the stand taken by the accused/applicant is that it is the prosecutrix who backed out of the relationship between them. Another aspect of the prosecution case is that the accused/applicant maligned the prosecutrix by circulating her objectionable pictures and videos amongst her relatives, due to which her proposed matrimony with a BAIL APPLN. 2033/2025 Page 1 of 6 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH GIRISH KATHPALIA KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2025.07.31 17:20:58 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:31.07.2025 17:55:18 third person got cancelled. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP as well as learned counsel for prosecutrix. 2. On behalf of accused/applicant, it is contended that he has been falsely implicated because the prosecutrix, with whom he had consensual relations, does not want to continue the relationship. Learned counsel for accused/applicant also argued that the entire story of circulating the pictures/videos of the prosecutrix is totally false and has been created only to ensure that the accused/applicant