A single-judge bench granted bail to the petitioner in a criminal bail application. The court noted allegations of fabricated facts and an engagement causing the FIR.
Petitioner is admitted to bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 20,000 with one surety in the like amount.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
$~13
SURAJ KUMAR ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr.Anil Dagar with Mr.Prashant Shokeen, Adv.
versus
STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) ..... Respondent Through Ms.Aashaa Tiwari, APP along with ASI Babia, P.S. Nabi Karim.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK O R D E R % 09.07.2018
Leaned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and prosecutrix became friends in the year 2016 through the facebook. After their relationship broke off as a result of engagement of prosecutrix with one Bunty on 13th May, 2018, prosecutrix has lodged present F.I.R. on 4th June, 2018 as an afterthought only to harass the petitioner. The petitioner had not promised to marry the prosecutrix.
The prosecutrix is present in the Court today and admits that she got engaged with Bunty on 13th May, 2018.
The petitioner is in custody for the last one month.
Keeping in mind the totality of facts and circumstances of this case, petitioner is admitted to bail, subject to his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of `20,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court.
Bail application is disposed of in the above terms. Dasti.
A.K. PATHAK, J
JULY 09, 2018 Bisht
1 issue framed by the court
Whether petitioner is eligible for bail in an alleged criminal case filed under Section 498-A IPC and related offences.
SURAJ KUMAR
STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI)
A.K. PATHAK
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
