$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 2023/2025 & CRL.M.A. 16419/2025 EXEMPTION FROM FILING CHARGE SHEET AKHIL PRATAP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Sh. Ravinder Kumar, Ms. Santosh Dixit, Ms. Kanishka Gautam, Ms. Yukti, Advs. versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP with SI Vikshit Tomar, PS Cyber East. Mr. Sitaram, Adv. for Complainant. Complainant in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 02.09.2025 BAIL APPLN. 2023/2025 1. This is a petition seeking grant of bail under Section 483 BNSS in case FIR no. 0006/2025 under Section 67 of IT Act and under Sections 75/ 78/79/351(2)/351(4) BNS, PS Cyber Police Station. 2. The Ld. Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner has committed no offence whatsoever as alleged in the FIR and it is the co- accused Atul Pratap Singh who transferred the photographs from his friend Mohit’s mobile phone who further gave these photographs to the present applicant and also shared the instagram ID of the victim. She further submits that co-accused Atul Pratap Singh has since been enlarged on bail and 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 04/09/2025 at 14:46:13 therefore, on the ground of parity petitioner is also entitled for grant of bail. 3. It is further submitted that investigation is complete and charge sheet has already been filed in Court on 05.05.2025. The Trial may take long time to conclude and petitioner is in custody since last about six months. 4. The bail application has been opposed by the Ld. APP appearing for the State submitting that allegations against the petitioner are grave and serious in nature. Petitioner is the main person involved in the case and therefore, cannot claim parity in the matter of grant of bail with co-accused Atul Pratap Singh. 5. As per allegations, the complainant was being blackmailed by an unknown person on instagram by sharing her nude photographs through instagram messages. The complainant informed that she had shared those photographs to her friend Mohit about five or six years ago but in the month of December, 2024 an unknown person on instagram shared those photographs to her and threatened her that she has to sleep with him failing which he will make the photographs viral on internet. 6. During investigation it was found that instagram account was registered in name of the father of the petitioner and instagram account was used through the mobile number in the name of the petitioner himself. 7. The status report reveals that the said mobile phone has been recovered from the petitioner. The petitioner had been pressurizing the victim to have physical relations with him by threatening her that he would share her photographs on the public platforms. The trial is still at a nascent stage inasmuch as charges are yet to be framed. The deposition of the victim is yet to be recorded. The possibility that the petitioner may threaten or influence the victim cannot be ruled out at this stage. 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 04/09/2025 at 14:46:13 8. The allegations are grave and serious in nature. The role of the present petitioner is more graver then the role of the co-accused Atul Pratap Singh who has been granted bail. Petitioner is therefore, not entitled for grant of bail on the ground of parity. 9. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the Court finds that this is not a fit case for grant of bail. 10. The application therefore, is dismissed. RAVINDER DUDEJA, J SEPTEMBER 2, 2025/lks/sk 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 04/09/2025 at 14:46:13