ANKIT JAISWAL vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 29.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 383/2026 & CRL.M.A. 2933/2026 ANKIT JAISWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akash Yadav and Mr. P. Pratap Singh, Advocates. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with IO/WSI Bhawna Phogat. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 481/2024 of PS Gandhi Nagar for offence under Section 137(2)/64(2) BNS and Section 6 POCSO Act. 2. Broadly speaking, prosecution case is as follows. On 30.09.2024, a missing report as regards the 17 years old prosecutrix was lodged by her mother in PS Gandhi Nagar in which she stated that she does not suspect anyone. On the basis of the said complaint, FIR was registered. During investigation, mother of the prosecutrix met IO/HC Rajdeep and informed that the prosecutrix had returned home on her own. On the same day, BAIL APPLN. 383/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, Signature Not Verified serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff8 01e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.01.29 18:04:27 -08'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:29.01.2026 18:05:12 medical examination of the prosecutrix was carried out and in the MLC, alleged history recorded by the doctor was to the effect that the prosecutrix went with her friend but lost her way back home after which she was helped by another boy who dropped her at her friend’s house, from where she called up her parents and her brother brou