MITHLESH DEVI vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 29th October 2025 + BAIL APPLN.2701/2025 & CRL.M.A.21009/2025 MITHALESH DEVI W/o Sh. Ramesh Chandra R/o M-146, Street No.9, 3rd Floor, Shastri Nagar, Delhi-110092. .....Applicant/Accused Through: Mr. Kundan Chandrvanshi, Mr. Ankur Yadav, Mr. Anuj Goswami & Mr. Aslam Khan, Advocates. versus 1. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI Through I.O/SHO, P.S. Sarai Rohilla. 2. ARJUN SINGH RATHORE S/o Late Sh. Vinod Rathore R/o 35/178/F1, Nagla Bhawani Singh, Bandu Katra, Agra, Uttar Pradesh-282001. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahlot, APP for the State with SI K.L. Kuldeep, PS Sarai Rohilla. Mr. Shiva Nand Mishra, Advocate for Complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T (Oral) BAIL APPLN.2701/2025 Page 1 of 13 Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:31.10.2025 16:32:21 NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. First Bail Application under Section 482 read with Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “BNSS”) has been filed on behalf of the Applicant Mithalesh Devi for grant of Anticipatory bail in case FIR No.358/2025 dated 27.06.2025 under Sections 80(2), 85 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “BNS”) registered at Police Station Sarai Rohilla, Delhi. 2. It is submitted that the Applicant is 56 years old lady with no prior criminal antecedents. She apprehends her arrest in the present FIR, which has been registered on the Complaint of Arjun Singh, brother of her deceased daughter-in-law, Kanchan, making allegations of dowry harassment and causing death of the deceased. 3. The Applicant has joined the investigations and has cooperated during the investigations. Despite the absence of any direct role, specifi