HAMID RAZA vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 23rd September, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 2867/2025 HAMID RAZA .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Furkan Ali Mirza, Mr. Asim Kirmani, Mr. Haris Ahmad and Mr. Abdul Wasih, Advocates. Petitioner in person on interim bail; Prosecutrix in person with her infant son. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr.Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with ASI Rakesh. Ms. Nandita Rao, Senior Advocate (Amicus Curiae) with Mr. Amit Peswani, Advocate. Professor Faizan Mustafa, Vice Chancellor, Chanakya National Law University (Expert Islamic Law). Dr. Mohd. Khalid Khan, Dept. Of Islami Studies, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. Mr. Nehal Ahmed, Assistant Professor of Law, Woxsen University Hyderabad, Islamic Law Expert. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA JUDGMENT 1. Barely 14 years child herself, when the mother in her was born as the prosecutrix bore her first child, forced by the heinous sexual assault of her 2. In this backdrop, the stepfather of prosecutrix had earlier lodged an FIR against the applicant herein i.e. F.I.R. No. 390/2024 dated 15.06.2024 under Sections 363 registered at P.S. Khyala. Subsequently, Section 376 of IPC and 6 o