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Sahid v. State NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC16 Jul 2024BAIL APPLN./1197/2024

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What is this about?

This court granted interim bail for a period of three days to the applicant, who was facing charges under POCSO and IPC, due to the critical and terminal illness of his father. The bail was subject to various conditions, and the application was later dismissed as withdrawn by the applicant.

What did the court decide?

Release on interim bail for three days on furnishing a personal bond of ₹25,000 with sureties, subject to specific monitoring conditions.

Sahid Vs State NCT of Delhi — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Delhi HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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BAIL APPLN. 1197/2024 & CRL.M.A. 20372/2024 SAHID .....Applicant Through: Mr. Ajay Paul, Advocate (Through V.C.). versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State with Ms. Vinita Kumari, Mr. Sunil Kumar Chowdhary, Mr. Vivakanand Thakur & Mr. Saurabh Sharma, Advocates. SI Ranjana (P.S. Bindapur). Ms. Ritu Rajkumari, Advocate for Prosecutrix.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

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O R D E R % 16.07.2024

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CRL.M.(BAIL) 1151/2024

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The learned counsel for the applicant submits that he is confining the present application to the limited relief of interim bail in FIR No.723/2022 dated 12.10.2022, registered at Police Station Bindapur, for the offence under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘ IPC ’). The applicant has been charge-sheeted in the Supplementary Chargesheet for the offences under Sections 376D/376/34/363 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

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The verification report has been filed by the State. It is not

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 18/07/2024 at 11:39:55

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disputed that the father of the applicant is admitted in Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi in a critical condition and he has been put on a ventilator.

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The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the father of the applicant is possibly at the last stage of his life and is not likely to survive for a very long time.

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Considering the aforesaid, purely on a humanitarian ground, the applicant is directed to be released on an interim bail for a period of three days on furnishing a personal bond for a sum of ₹25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount (one of the sureties to be furnished by a family member of the applicant), subject to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent, on the following conditions:

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a. The applicant shall provide the address where he would be residing after his release and shall not change the address without informing the concerned IO/ SHO;

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b. The applicant shall, upon his release, give his mobile number to the concerned IO/SHO and shall keep his mobile phone switched on at all times;

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c. The applicant shall, upon his release, speak with the concerned IO once every day;

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d. The applicant shall under no circumstance leave the boundaries of Delhi during his release;

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e. The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case or tamper with the evidence of the case, in any manner whatsoever.

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The applicant is directed to surrender on or before the 4^th day of his release, before the concerned Jail Superintendent.

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 18/07/2024 at 11:39:55

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The present application is allowed in the aforesaid terms.

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BAIL APPLN. 1197/2024

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The learned counsel for the applicant seeks liberty to withdraw the present application and file afresh after the prime witnesses are examined.

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The date already fixed, that is, 14.08.2024, stands cancelled.

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The application is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.

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This Court appreciates the efforts of Ms. Ritu Rajkumari, who represented the prosecutrix in the present case on the request of this Court.

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AMIT MAHAJAN, J

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JULY 16, 2024 ‘Aman’

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 18/07/2024 at 11:39:55

Sahid v. State NCT of Delhi

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