$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010283492026 + BAIL APPLN. 2507/2026 HARJOT SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Saurabh Sharma, Mr. Manoj Gupta, Mr. Mayank Barua and Mr. Saurabh Sachdeva, Advs. versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP with SI Ruby along with complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 07.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present application is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), seeking the grant of regular bail to the applicant/accused in connection with FIR No. 210/2026, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, Delhi, for the offence punishable under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’). 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, as per the allegations made by the complainant, the petitioner was in a relationship with the complainant from October 2025 to December 2025. During the said period, the complainant was married and not a widow. 4. He further submits that there was no promise of marriage made by the 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 10/08/2026 at 11:06:30 petitioner, as the complainant was already married at the relevant time. It is, therefore, contended that the provisions of Section 69 of the BNS, are not attracted. 5. Status report has been handed over by learned APP for the State. Let the same be taken on record. 6. Learned APP for the State submits that the complainant's first husband had died in the year 2021. Thereafter, she remarried in April 2024. It is further submitted that when the petitioner allegedly established a physical relationship with the complainant, she was already married to her second husband. 7. The complainant, who is present before the Court, is approximately 30 years of age. 8. In view of the aforesaid, the present application is allowed. The applicant is directed to be released on bail upon furnishing a personal bond in the sum of ₹25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court/Link Court, subject to the following conditions: i. The applicant shall not leave India without prior permission of the learned Trial Court. ii. The applicant shall intimate the learned Trial Court by way of an affidavit and to the Investigating Officer regarding any change in residential address. iii. The applicant shall appear before the learned Trial Court as and when the matter is taken up for hearing. iv. The applicant is directed to give his mobile number to the Investigating Officer and keep it operational at all times. v. The applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, tamper with evidence or try to influence the witness in any manner. 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 10/08/2026 at 11:06:30 9. The application is allowed and disposed of accordingly. 10. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. 11. Needless to state, nothing mentioned hereinabove is an opinion on the merits of the case and any observations made are only for the purpose of the present bail application. 12. Copy of the order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent for necessary information and compliance. 13. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 7, 2026/JYH/rm 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 10/08/2026 at 11:06:30