ROHIT vs STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 17.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 2729/2025 ROHIT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Raja Panda, Advocate (through videoconferencing). versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with IO/SI Manisha. Ms. Dakshaja Upadhyaya, Advocate for victim/prosecutrix CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No.547/2023 of PS Maidan Garhi for offence under Section 323/376 IPC and Section 6 POCSO Act. 2. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant as well as learned prosecutor assisted by Investigating Officer/SI Manisha. I have also heard learned counsel for prosecutrix. 3. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is as follows. On 03.11.2023 at about 04:00pm, when the prosecutrix aged about seven years was alone at BAIL APPLICATION 2729/2025 pages 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af 3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, KATHPALIA st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996 b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA 4. Learned counsel for accused