YOGESH@MONU@HARVINDER vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 19.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 4415/2025 & CRL.M.A. 34133/2025 YOGESH@MONU@HARVINDER .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jaiveer, Mr. Irshad, Mr. Umesh and Mr. Manish, Advocates. versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with Inspector Umesh Yadav, PS Special Staff, South District and SI Dharm Singh, PS Maidan Garhi. Parents of the prosecutrix in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks interim bail in case FIR No.201/2021 of PS Maidan Garhi for offence under Section 376 IPC & 9/10/6/21 of POCSO Act. The purpose of seeking interim bail is so that the accused/applicant may try for ensuring progeny with his wife. According to the prosecution case, the minor girl allegedly raped by the accused/applicant also gave birth to a child, whose paternity was allegedly established on the basis of DNA analysis. The prosecutrix as well as the said child are stated to have now passed away. BAIL APPLICATION 4415/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4 835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - KATHPALIA 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd 2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2026.01.19 18:16:33 -08'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:19.01.2026 18:21:28 2. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that the accused/ applicant was earlier also released on interim bail on two occasions and he duly surrendered, so he deserves another interim relief in the same manner. 3. Learned APP, on instruction