RINKI SONI vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Pronounced on: 18.03.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3884/2024 RINKI SONI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kishore Kumar Mishra and Mr. Manish Khera, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for State with Insp. Ravinder Malik, SHO and S.I. Narender Kumar, P.S. Sultan Puri, Delhi. Mr. Viplav Acharya, Adv. as Amicus Curiae for the complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 439 CrPC read with Section 483 BNSS seeking regular bail in connection with FIR No.480/2018 under Section 328/366A/370/372/376(2)/120B IPC r/w Section 4 of POCSO Act, at Police Station Sultanpuri. 2. The case of the prosecution as borne out from the FIR is that on 30.06.2018, Vikram (victim’s father) submitted a complaint to PS Sultanpuri that his child went missing from her parental home and the same was recorded vide DD No. 44A attested by HC Kaptan Singh. An FIR No.480/2018 under Section 363 IPC was registered and the same was marked to IO/Assistant Sub Inspector Dharam Singh. BAIL APPLN 3884/2024 Page 1 of 6 3. During investigation, on 21.07.2018, the victim along with her parents came to the police station and further investigation was entrusted to IO Inspector Mohinder Singh. The victim's statement was recorded under section 161 IPC. As per the statement, it is alleged that on the intervening night of 29/30.06.2018 accused Abhishek kidnapped the victim and took her to Haridwar. After 5-6 days in Haridwar, Abhishek brought her back to Delhi and met co-accused/Ravi. It is further alleged that co-accused Ravi raped the victim at his house in Ghaziabad, U.P. The next morning, she was left alone with the petitioner