SAKSHM KAUSHIK vs STATE (GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI)

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.05.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1684/2026 SAKSHAM KAUSHIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Deepak Tyagi, Advocate. versus STATE (GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State (through video conferencing) with IO/SI Varsha Chaudhary. Prosecutrix (through video conferencing) CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 175/2026 of PS Mehrauli for offence under Section 64(1)/115(2)/138/351(2) BNS. 2. In furtherance of last order, status report was filed and the same has been perused by me. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by Investigating Officer/SI Varsha BAIL APPLN. 1684/2026 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4556 9af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155709 96b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, Signature Not Verified cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.05.25 17:11:57 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:25.05.2026 17:14:22 Chaudhary. I have also heard the prosecutrix, because she opted to address personally through video conferencing. 3. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case flowing out of the FIR lodged on complaint of the prosecutrix is as follows. In the course of her postgraduate diploma in management, the prosecutrix met the accused/applicant who was studying in the same class. Gradually, friendship developed between them and eventually they got close. The accused/applicant told her that he was interested in her. In the month of Febr