$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 4977/2025 & CRL.M.A. 38372/2025 SUNITA .....Petitioner Through: Appearance not given. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State. SI K. L. Kuldeep, PS: Sarai Rohilla. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 03.07.2026 1. The applicant by way of the present application, seeks regular bail in connection with FIR No.688/2023 under Sections 392, 397, 34 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 registered at Police Station Sarai Rohilla, Delhi. 2. On the statement of the complainant, Rahul Kumar Paswan, an FIR was registered against the applicant and one Jangli. It was alleged by the complainant that on 27.08.2023, at about 5 PM, he was going from Shastri Nagar Red Light to Vivekanandpuri. When he reached Jungle behind the police station Sarai Rohilla, Delhi, one unknown girl (present applicant) and one unknown boy came from behind. The girl stopped him and the boy took out a knife from his right pocket and the girl was also carrying a blade in her hand. Both of them snatched about Rs.6,000/- from his pocket forcefully. It is, however, alleged that thereafter, they ran away. The police, after 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 06/07/2026 at 10:21:41 investigation, have arrested the applicant and recovered Rs.1434/- from her. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and she has been wrongly framed in the aforesaid crime. She does not have any criminal antecedents. She was aged about 24 years at the time of the incident and is an unmarried girl. Her long incarceration would adversely affect her future prospects, and she undertakes to cooperate with the trial. 4. The bail application is opposed by learned counsel appearing for the prosecution and he submits that looking at the gravity of the offence, the applicant is not entitled for grant of regular bail. 5. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel appearing for the parties and have perused the record. 6. The applicant was arrested on 30.08.2023 and as on 23.03.2026, she has already undergone two (02) years, six (06) months and twenty four (24) days of imprisonment. After investigation, charges have been framed against the applicant and out of eight witnesses, the complainant has already been examined. The trial will take further time in its conclusion. 7. Bearing in mind the overall facts and circumstances and the submission made, particularly that the applicant has no criminal antecedents, is approximately 24 years of age, has already undergone about three years of incarceration, and that the investigation has been completed. The applicant deserves to be enlarged on regular bail, subject to the following conditions: a) The applicant shall furnish a personal bond in the sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with 01 surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court; b) The applicant shall furnish to the Investigating Officer a cellphone 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 06/07/2026 at 10:21:41 number on which the applicant may be contacted at any time and shall ensure that the number is kept active and switched-on at all times; c) If the applicant has a passport, she shall surrender the same to the learned trial court and shall not travel out of the country without prior permission of the learned trial court; d) The applicant shall not contact, nor visit, nor offer any inducement, threat or promise to any of the prosecution witnesses or other persons acquainted with the facts of case. The applicant shall not tamper with evidence nor otherwise indulge in any act or omission that is unlawful or that would prejudice the proceedings in the pending trial; and e) In case of any change in her residential address/contact details, the applicant shall promptly inform the Investigating Officer in writing. 8. Application stands disposed of. PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J JULY 3, 2026/P 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 06/07/2026 at 10:21:41