PRIYA LODHI @ NEHA vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09.06.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1531/2025 PRIYA LODHI @ NEHA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nishank Tyagi, Advocate. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Kiran Bairwa, APP for State with SI Rahul Rathi, PS Sangam Vihar. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks interim bail on medical grounds in case FIR No. 448 of 2021 of PS Sangam Vihar for offence under Section 363/376/109/370/328/323/506/509 of IPC read with Section 6/17 of POCSO and Section 3/4 of ITP Act. 2. Learned APP strongly opposes the bail application on the ground of crucial stage of trial as prosecution apprehends that if granted interim bail, the accused/applicant would try to influence the prosecutrix. 3. Since the interim bail sought by the accused/applicant is only on medical ground, it is pointed out to the learned counsel for accused/applicant BAIL APPLN. 1531/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA Date: 2025.06.09 14:18:34 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:09.06.2025 14:55:25 that according to the report dated 03.06.2025 received from Medical Officer In-charge of Central Jail No. 6, Tihar, New Delhi, the vitals of the accused/applicant are stable and she is on medication for abnormal uterine bleeding for which she is being regularly examined by the specialists and doctors in the jail dispensary as well as Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Hospital. However, learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that the application be decided on the record already available. 4. Learned prosecutor also discloses that twice, similar applications of the accused/applicant have already been disposed of by the predecessor benches where