DEEPIKA @ DEEPA vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 28.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 3488/2024 DEEPIKA @ DEEPA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shrikant Sharma, Advocate versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raghvinder Varma, APP for State with SI Ashok, PS Rajouri Garden CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 293/2024 of Police Station Nangloi for offence under Section 370/371/419/201/120B/34 IPC & Section 81 of Juvenile Justice Act. 1.1 This bail application came up for the first hearing on 26.09.2024 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. In the meanwhile, one of the predecessor benches even granted interim bail to the accused/applicant and after availing the same, she surrendered, though belatedly. Along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this application also was transferred to this bench. BAIL APPLN. 3488/2024 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff8 Digitally Signed 01e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.28 18:04:46 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:28.03.2026 18:10:35 1.2 Today is the first hearing before me. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant. But as regards prosecution side, this is yet another case of extreme sorry state of affairs where neither the learned prosecutor nor the IO SI Ashok are prepared with the brief. Keeping in mind the old pendency of this application I also f