SAGAR vs THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 16.02.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 2833/2025 SAGAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Brijballabh Tiwari and Mr. R.S. Tomar, Advocates. versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satinder Singh Bawa, APP for State with SI Ramphool, PS Ambedkar Nagar. Counsel for complainant de facto (appearance not given) CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 134/2025 of PS Ambedkar Nagar for offence under Section 498A/406/354/504/509/34 IPC. 2. Broadly speaking, the accused/applicant is husband of the complainant de facto, who has lodged a lengthy complaint leading to registration of the FIR. In the FIR, there are allegations regarding dowry torture and criminal breach of trust related to stridhan. In paragraph 9 of the FIR, it is alleged by the complainant de facto that the accused/applicant used BAIL APPLN. 2833/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4af ec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cac ca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - KATHPALIA 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d 15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965 ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.02.16 14:29:04 -08'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:16.02.2026 14:34:45 to carry out unnatural sex with her and capture the same in video format in his phone and used to threaten her that he would circulate those videos if she lodged any complaint against him before anyone. 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that the allegations against him are completely false. It is also contended that since with the usual r