MOHD. ZUHAIB vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 09.01.2026 Judgment delivered on: 17.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4938/2025 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 2524/2025 MOHD. ZUHAIB .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Mir, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Ariana D. Ahluwalia and Mr. Daksh Sachdeva, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for State. SI Pooja, P.S. Malviya Nagar. Mr. Manoj Loomba and Mr. Vansh Chawla, Advocates for complainant alongwith complainant. HON‟BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J U D G M E N T ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J. By way of the present petition filed under section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 („BNSS‟), the petitioner seeks regular bail in case FIR No.0525/2024 dated 26.10.2024 registered under sections 376/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 („IPC‟) at P.S.: Malviya Nagar, South Delhi. Consequent upon completion of investigation, allegations of offences under sections Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLN. 4938/2025 Page 1 of 13 Signed By:ANJALI KAUSHIK Signing Date:17.01.2026 00:20 384/354A/34 IPC have been added vide chargesheet filed on 24.12.2024. 2. Notice on this petition was issued vide order dated 23.12.2025. 3. Status Report dated 02.01.2026 has been filed on behalf of the State. 4. This court has heard Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Mir, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner (accused); Ms. Shubhi Gupta, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State (respondent No.1); and Mr. Manoj Loomba, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the complainant/prosecutrix (respondent No.2), at length. 5. Nominal Roll dated 01.01.2026 requisitioned from the Jail Superintendent shows that the petitioner was arrested on 27.10.2024; and has been in custody for 01 year 02 months and