ANSHUL vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO PS GEETA COLONY

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 25th April, 2025 Pronounced on: 13th May, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 482/2025 ANSHUL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ramesh Gupta, Senior Advocate with Ms. M. Begum, Mr. Shailendra Singh, Mr. Harsh Chaudhary, Mr. Ishaan Jain, Ms. Avneet Kaur, Mr. Sumit Singh and Mr. Surya Pratap, Advocates versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO PS GEETA COLONY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with Mr. Lalit, Insp., PS-Geeta Colony. Mr. M.N. Jha, Mr. Sarvesh Kumar and Ms. Meenakshi, Advocates for Complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The Applicant, through the present application, under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 (formerly Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19732), seeks regular bail in FIR No. 166/2024 under Sections 498A, 304B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code3, registered at P.S. 1 “BNSS” 2 “Cr.P.C.” 3 “IPC” 2. Brief facts, as set out by the prosecution, is as follows: 2.1. On 19th March, 2024, a PCR call, recorded vide DD No. 08A, reported the suspected suicide of a woman named Shivani Singh. The assigned ASI immediately reached Makka