MANISH KUMAR vs STATE (THROUGH SHO PS CHITRANJAN PARK)

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 04.09.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 2750/2025 MANISH KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Yogesh Sharma and Ms. Pratima, Advocates versus STATE (THROUGH SHO PS CHITTRANJAN PARK) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with SI Neetu, PS C.R. Park Mr. Nitish Banka and Mr. Lakshay Manchanda, Advocates for prosecutrix CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 88/2025 of PS Chittaranjan Park for offence under Section 376 IPC. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant as well as learned APP for State and learned counsel for prosecutrix. 2. Broadly speaking, prosecution case as unfolded through the FIR registered on the statement of prosecutrix is as follows. BAIL APPLN. 2750/2025 Page 1 of 7 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962 c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF Signature Not Verified DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, KATHPALIA serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f8 0cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2025.09.04 13:36:26 -07'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:04.09.2025 14:56:28 2.1 The prosecutrix aged about 28 years is an educated lady, employed as a consultant and frequently travelling abroad. In her complaint, the prosecutrix alleged that in the month of May-June 2019, while working on a project under the Ministry of Women & Child Development came in contact with the accused/applicant, who was employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers India. The accused/applicant initially contacted her in relation with their work profile and subsequently their profession