WASIM AKHTAR vs STATE (GNCT OF DELHI)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 20.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 815/2026 & CRL.M.A. 6238/2026 WASIM AKHTAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vijayant Sharma, and Mr. Nishant Kumar Saxena, Advocates versus STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with SI Neha CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 53/2025 of PS Karawal Nagar for offence under Section 64(1)/137(2) BNS and 4 POCSO Act. 2. Broadly speaking, the FIR was registered on the statement of 17 year old prosecutrix, narrating the alleged incident as follows. The prosecutrix was living with her mother and two brothers as her father passed away four years back and she knew the accused/applicant for past one year as they used to speak over telephone. On 14.02.2025, the accused/applicant called her to the house of a lady under some pretext. Once the prosecutrix reached BAIL APPLICATION 815/2026 pages GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d4 35f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b4