$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010221642026 + BAIL APPLN. 1941/2026, CRL.M.A. 15770/2026 JAVED KHAN @ TANVEEN .....Applicant Through: Mr. Mohan Lal, Adv. (Through VC) versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with Ms. Divya Bakshi, Ms. Upasna Bakshi and Mr. Gourav Singh, Advs. Mr. Sarthak Karol, Advocate (DHCLSC) with Ms. Neelakshi Bhadauria and Mr. Shaksham Gupta, Advs. SI- Suman Yadav, PS: Sarita Vihar CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 07.08.2026 1. By virtue of the present bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the applicant seeks grant of regular bail in FIR No.374/2025 dated 27.05.2025 registered at PS: Sarita Vihar under Sections 64(1)/69/351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). 2. Briefly stated, the case of the prosecution is that the victim/ prosecutrix (affected party) firstly came in contact with the applicant in April 2024 through a friend. The applicant and affected party met again in the month of November, 2024, when the applicant insisted the prosecutrix This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/08/2026 at 10:50:58 to stay with him and took her to Sector 29 Club, where he intoxicated her by deceit and established sexual relations with her on assurance to marry her. Thereafter, the affected party continued to reside with the applicant and they continued to have physical relations on the applicant’s promise to marry her. The affected party subsequently came to know of her pregnancy on 07.01.2025. Thereafter, the applicant (allegedly) got their marriage solemnised in a temple, but soon after started avoiding her. Later, the affected party discovered that the applicant had concealed his real name as also his religion from her. 3. In this factual backdrop, this Court has heard learned counsels for the applicant and the affected party, who has also handed over his written synopsis, which is taken on record. This Court has heard learned APP for the State as well. The materials on record have also been perused. 4. As borne out from the facts herein, the applicant is involved in a heinous and grave offence of having sexually exploited the affected party by falsely representing his own identity as he was using a false name and religion, and then getting her impregnated, and also solemnising marriage with her in a Temple, only to later on start avoiding her. Moreover, during the time when the applicant was taking benefit of the affected party, he had taken her objectionable photographs/ videos. 5. In fact, it was later on that the affected party came to know that the applicant was already married all throughout then. In such a scenario, the applicant was extending false promise to marry the affected party only to establish sexual relations with her, which was nothing but mala fide and with an ulterior motive since the very beginning. 6. This Court is told that the applicant has also been advancing threats This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/08/2026 at 10:50:58 to the affected party. 7. Moreover, since the charges are yet to be framed, none of the witnesses including the affected party have been examined till now. 8. In view of the above, the contentions urged by learned counsel for the applicant qua there being no entries in the Hotel records pertaining to the applicant and the affected party for November and December, 2024, and/ or that she was aware of the applicant's true identity, and/ or that she was unable to specify the location of the Temple where the marriage was allegedly solemnised, are not relevant at this stage whence this Court is dealing with an application seeking regular bail. 9. Accordingly, in view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present bail application of the applicant is dismissed. 10. Needless to say, observations made on the merits of the matter, if any, are only for the purposes of deciding the present application and shall not be construed as expressions on merits of the matter. SAURABH BANERJEE, J AUGUST 7, 2026/Ab This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/08/2026 at 10:50:58