DP @L vs THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI)

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$~58 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 04.05.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1701/2026 & CRL.M.A. 13689/2026 DP @L .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Advocate (through videoconferencing). versus THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP with SI Ranjana, PS Subzi Mandi. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks interim bail in case FIR No. 134/2025 of Police Station Subzi Mandi for offence under Section 64(2)/351(2) of BNS. 2. The name of the accused/applicant has been anonymized in order to conceal the identity of rape victim, the minor girl, who happens to be the niece of the accused/applicant. According to prosecution, the accused/applicant aged about 40 years raped his niece. The prosecutrix has supported the prosecution case in her testimony before the trial court. BAIL APPLN. 1701/2026 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4 5569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e2 6fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.05.04 17:53:57 -07'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:04.05.2026 17:57:55 3. The present interim bail application has been filed on general ground that the accused/applicant needs to come out on bail and take care of his family. 4. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that his family, consisting of his wife and three children, is facing financial crises, so the accused/applicant needs to come out on bail and sell away his land. The accused/applicant is in jail for past one yea