SHEELA vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 07.05.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 966/2026 SHEELA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Kajal Chandra, Ms. Hatneimawi, Mr. Ananyay Bhardwaj and Mr. Suyash Swarup, Advocates versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. (Oral) 1. By way of the present application, the applicant seeks grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR bearing no. 24/2025, registered at Police Station Shastri Park, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 137(2)/143(4)/143(7)/61/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter ‘BNS’) and Section 81 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (hereafter ‘JJ Act’). 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case, as per prosecution, are that on 05.06.2025, information was received from one Home 2025. 3. During investigation, on 23.11.2025, the supplementary statement of the complainant was recorded, wherein she disclosed that one Manju (co-accused) had earlier approached her with offers of money in exchange for the child. It is alleg