SANOJ KUMAR MISHRA vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 28.03.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1234/2025 SANOJ KUMAR MISHRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akhlak Ali and Mr. Jitender Kr. Sharma, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with Inspr. Ashish S. Dalal and W/SI Shruti Dubey, PS Nabi Karim CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has sought anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 174/2025 of Police Station Nabi Karim for offence under Sections 376/323/313/354C/506 IPC. 2. The FIR was registered on the complaint of prosecutrix, explaining the circumstances as follows. The petitioner is a film director based in Mumbai and he allegedly blackmailed and raped the prosecutrix and also forced her to undergone multiple abortions. The prosecutrix came in contact with the petitioner through social media platform Tik Tok and Instagram in the year 2020 and they exchanged their mobile phone numbers. At that time, the prosecutrix was residing in Jhansi. On 17.06.2021, the petitioner called her up to inform that he had reached Jhansi Railway Station to meet her, but BAIL APPLN. 1234/2025 pages 2.5.4.20