DR. CHANDNA SHEKHAR vs STATE N.C.T OF DELHI

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.03.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4017/2024 DR. CHANDNA SHEKHAR .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Aarushi Singh, Ms. Riya Parihar and Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Tiwari, Advocate versus STATE N.C.T OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP for the State with SI Rakesh Kumar, PS Neb Sarai Mr. Krishna Datta and Mr. Piyush Thanvi, Advocate for complainant de- facto CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner, who is a lady doctor running a hospital, has sought anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 0392/2024 of PS Neb Sarai for offence under Section 123/64/87/351(2)/3(5) BNS and Section 6 of the POCSO Act. The bail application was for the first time taken up on 05.11.2024 before the predecessor bench and by way of detailed order, the petitioner was protected from arrest subject to her joining investigation. Thereafter, the matter came up on three dates, when for some or the other reason connected with the continuing investigation, the matter was adjourned before different BAIL APPLN. 4017/2024 Page 1 of 6 pages Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:25.03.2025 18:44:40 predecessor benches, extending the interim relief to the petitioner. Today, I have heard learned counsel for petitioner, the learned prosecutor and the learned counsel for the prosecutrix. 2. Broadly speaking, it is nobody’s case that the present petitioner ever acted in furtherance of common intention with the remaining accused persons, who allegedly raped the prosecutrix. The allegation against the present petitioner is that when the prosecutrix realized her having become pregnant, she confronted one of the alleged rapists, whose sister took her to the hospital being run by the present petitioner; a