MANISH KUMAR vs STATE (THROUGH SHO PS CHITRANJAN PARK)

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 pages GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962 c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF 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 & Ch