SHUBHAM SHARMA vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 3779/2025 SHUBHAM SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Advocate (through video conferencing) versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with IO/SI Deepika. Mr. Abhinav, Advocate for prosecutrix (through video conferencing) CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 650/2025 of Police Station Adarsh Nagar for offence under Section 64(2)/89/351(2) BNS. 1.1 This bail application came up for the first hearing on 26.09.2025 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. By way of order dated 26.09.2025 itself, the predecessor bench granted interim protection to the accused/applicant from arrest and that protection continued from date to date. BAIL APPLN. 3779/2025 Page 1 of 6 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4af ec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacc a, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - KATHPALIA 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d 15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965f Digitally Signed f801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.25 18:09:20 -07'00' By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:25.03.2026 18:17:07 1.2 On last date, the matter came up before me for the first time and after part arguments, prosecution was granted time to place on record copy of chargesheet because learned counsel for accused/applicant contended that there is no material to support the allegations of the prosecutrix as regards rape, forced abortion, drug peddling and extortion etc. 2. Broadly speakin