$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 4732/2025 and CRL.M.A. 36464/2025 RAVI CHAUHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Alok Tripathi and Shivankar, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for State. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 09.07.2026 1. The instant application has been filed on behalf of the applicant under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking grant of regular bail in relation to FIR No.29/2019 dated 28.01.2019 registered at PS Burari qua the offence punishable under Sections 376(2) (n)/ 506/ 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Sections 6/12/14 of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the instant case and is innocent. According to him, the prosecution evidence is inconsistent and unreliable. The prosecutrix was a major. He contends that the prosecutrix willingly joined the applicant and has travelled to different places of her own will. It is 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 10/07/2026 at 11:15:58 his contention that there were four (4) accused persons, out of which three (3) were not arrested and they were charged for offence punishable under Section 109 of the IPC. He further submits that the applicant is in jail since 27.02.2019; has no criminal antecedents and has fully co-operated with the trial. 3. The said submissions are vehemently opposed by learned APP for the State, who contends that the allegations are serious in nature. The prosecutrix in her statement under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. and in her testimony recorded in Court has fully supported the prosecution’s case. The trial is likely to be concluded in a short span to time, as most of the witnesses have already been examined. It is also pointed out that the date of birth of the prosecutrix in 02.05.2001 and the incident has actually occurred in the year 2017, when the prosecutrix was a minor. 4. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 5. As per the prosecution case, the complainant alleged that the accused herein, who used to reside at her sister’s father-in-law’s brother’s house, misled the victim stating that her parents were there. The accused allegedly raped her and when the victim started crying, he told her that he had recorded the incident and threatened her that if she discloses the same to anyone, he would circulate the said video. It is alleged that the co-accused also persuaded the prosecutrix to join the applicant on one occasion. It is also alleged that the accused create her fake Facebook ID using her photographs, added obscene content and had sent friend requests 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 10/07/2026 at 11:15:58 messages to her relatives and her brother’s friends in orde to compet her to meet him again. 6. The Court finds that the alleged incident is stated to have occurred in the year 2017 and the FIR seems to have been lodged in the year 2019. There is no description of the date and time of the incident, which had occurred prior to lodging of the FIR. The age proof of the prosecutrix establishing that the victim was a minor, has been stated to be doubtful. There seems to be some inconsistencies in the prosecution case. 7. Having considered the overall facts and circumstances and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court finds that the applicant has already suffered 7 years 5 months of incarceration; there is no other criminal case against him. Bearing in mind all the aforesaid aspects, the Court deems it appropriate to enlarge the present applicant on regular bail. The Court, therefore, directs for the release of the applicant on regular bail on such conditions which may be imposed by the concerned Trial Court. 8. In view of the aforesaid, the instant application along with the accompanying applications stands disposed of. PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J JULY 9, 2026 Nc 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 10/07/2026 at 11:15:58