MS. ZAINAB KHATOON vs THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.05.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1519/2026 MS. ZAINAB KHATOON .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Zakir Raza, Advocate. versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with IO/SI Ritu Singh. Mr. A.S. Khan, Advocate for prosecutrix with prosecutrix in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 91/2026 of PS Dayalpur for offence under Section 64(1)/351/3(5) BNS and Section 6 of POCSO Act. 2. Status report was returned under objections but the same was not filed again. BAIL APPLN. 1519/2026 Page 1 of 5 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 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26 fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2026.05.25 17:10:26 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:25.05.2026 17:14:22 3. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/SI Ritu Singh. I have also heard learned counsel for prosecutrix. 4. Broadly speaking, allegation against the accused/applicant is as follows. At the house of the accused/applicant lady, the prosecutrix, nearing the age of majority, used to go to learn the art of mehendi, and one M (stated to be a Child in Conflict with Law) also used to visit there. It is also alleged that the present accused/applicant used to assure the prosecutrix that she would get her married with M. On the fateful day (date not specified), when the prosecutrix was learning mehend