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

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* 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” Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NITIN KAIN BAIL APPLN. 482/2025 Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:13.05.2025 14:21:39 Geeta Colony. Factual Background 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 Makkar Multi-Specialty Hospital, located in Priyadarshini Vihar, Delhi, where he obtained MLC No. 580/23- 24, which recorded that Shivani Singh, aged 32, had been brought dead to the emergency department. 2.2. Upon inspection of the matrimonial home, where the incident allegedly occurred, it was found that the deceased had died by hanging herself during the late hours of 18th March, 2024. A ligature and a vegetable- cutting knife were recovered fr