SANJAY CHAUHAN & ANR. vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 27.04.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1604/2026 & CRL.M.A. 12874/2026 SANJAY CHAUHAN & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Himanshu Saxena, Advocate (through video conferencing) versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with IO/WSI Seema. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 592/2023 of Police Station Najafgarh for offence under Section 376 IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act. 2. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that he used to visit the kiosk of father of the prosecutrix to purchase cigarettes and that is how he developed friendship with her. Once the prosecutrix was returning home by foot, the accused/applicant suddenly stopped his motorcycle and asked her if he could drop her home. The prosecutrix agreed BAIL APPLN. 1604/2025 pages 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45 569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that he is in custody since 30.12.2023 and the tr