STATE NCT OF DELHI vs BIMLA

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 28.10.2025 Date of Decision: 03.11.2025 + CRL.M.C. 6327/2025 STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for State with Ms. Divya Bakshi, Adv. with SI Rakesh Kumar versus BIMLA .....Respondent Through: Mr Anuj Rajpal and Mr. Nishant Anand, Advs. + CRL.M.C. 6328/2025 STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for State with Ms. Divya Bakshi, Adv. with SI Rakesh Kumar versus POOJA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Deepak Kohli, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % 1. The instant two petitions have been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 read with Section 482 1 Hereinafter ―BNSS‖ Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHILPI CRL.M.C. 6327/2025 & CRL.M.C. 6328/2025 Page 1 of 23 Signing Date:03.11.2025 18:28:16 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19732 seeking cancellation of bail granted to the respondents, Pooja and Bimla, vide orders dated 30.07.2025 and 22.07.2025 respectively. Since both the cases arise out of same FIR, this Court deems it appropriate to decide both petitions by way of a common judgment. Factual Matrix 2. The present two petitions arise from the same criminal case, being FIR No. 178/2025, registered at Police Station - Uttam Nagar, Delhi, on 08.04.2025, under Sections 143(4)/61(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 20233, and Section 81 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 20154. The case relates to an alleged large-scale inter-state child trafficking racket involving the sale and purchase of new-born infants for monetary gain. 3. The investigation began on the basis of a secret information received by the Special Staff, Dwarka District, on 08.04.2025. Acting upon this inf