BAIL APPLICATION 3356/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages $~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 3356/2025 & CRL.M.A. 26173/2025 NIKHIL BAJAJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S. Nanda Kumar, Senior Advocate with Ms. Deepika Nanda Kumar, Mr. Vishal Yadav and Mr. Rahul Gujral, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for State with SI Divya, PS Model Town. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T 2. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that being a distant relative of the complainant de facto, he came in contact with the daughter of the complainant de facto and started sending her text messages. In the month of September 2023, daughter of the complainant de facto got married and settled in Canada. Even thereafter, the (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 238/2025 of PS Model Town for offence under Section 78/79/351(2)/356(2) of BNS. GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f 97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee604 02c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.01.09 17:40:32 -08'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:09.01.2026 17:41:28 Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLICATION 3356/2025 Page 2 of 3 pages accused/applicant started repeatedly visiting house of the complainant de facto and sent certain objectionable messages on WhatsApp. On 11.06.2025, the accused/applicant was arrested. 3. In the backdrop of these allegations, when the present bail application came up before the predecessor bench on 17.09.2025, on medical grounds of psychological issues, he was granted interim bail till next date. That indulgence continued before the predecessor bench on date to date basis and today for the first time the matter has come before me. It appears from previous record that the accused/applicant is suffering schizophrenia and other behavioural disorders, for which he is undergoing treatment at Tulsi Healthcare. The medical condition of the accused/applicant as on date is stated to be that he is hospitalized for the said treatment. 4. Going by the basic allegations against the accused/applicant, no purpose would be served by sending him back to jail. More so, because daughter of the complainant de facto, as mentioned above, is now settled in Canada. 5. Learned APP for State on instructions of IO/SI Divya submits that subject to the direction that the accused/applicant shall not contact the complainant de facto or her daughter or any member of their family, the accused/applicant can be granted regular bail. GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f 97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee6040 2c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.01.09 17:40:50 -08'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:09.01.2026 17:41:28 Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLICATION 3356/2025 Page 3 of 3 pages 6. Accordingly, the application is allowed and the accused/applicant is admitted to bail subject to his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial court and also subject to condition that he shall not contact the complainant de facto or her daughter or any member of their family in any manner whatsoever. Pending application stands disposed of. GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) JANUARY 9, 2026/ry GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff80 1e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.01.09 17:41:03 -08'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:09.01.2026 17:41:28