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Pavan Mishra v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC21 Jul 2025BAIL APPLN./1791/2025

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What is this about?

Regular bail; Section 483 BNSS; Section 528 BNSS; Section 439 Cr.P.C.; Section 482 Cr.P.C.; FIR No. 759/2024; Sections 376 & 506 IPC; PS Dabri; prosecutrix; nude video/blackmail allegations; FSL report delay; FSL examination of seized mobile phone; successive bail applications; liberty to approach Sessions Court; Pavan Mishra v. State of NCT of Delhi; Sanjeev Narula, J.; Delhi High Court; decided 21.07.2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the Petitioner to seek bail before the Sessions Court notwithstanding the lack of the FSL report; the bail application along with pending application(s) stands disposed of (bail not granted at this stage). ¶33

Pavan Mishra Vs State of NCT of Delhi and Anr. — Bail and Remand | Delhi HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Applicant ought to be permitted to press his successive bail application before this Court on the material presently on record despite the non-receipt of the FSL report, notwithstanding the State's objection that he should pursue regular bail before the Sessions Court. +1 more

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Court's answer

The present bail application is disposed of with liberty to the Petitioner to seek bail before the Sessions Court, notwithstanding the lack of the FSL report.

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Ratio / Principle

The Applicant is entitled to seek bail on the basis of the material presently available on record; whether or not such bail is to be granted is a matter to be determined on the merits of the case.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail application under Ss. 483/528 BNSS (formerly Ss. 439/482 Cr.P.C.) arising from FIR No. 759/2024, P.S. Dabri (Ss. 376 & 506 IPC): the applicant's first Sessions Court bail application was rejected on merits (19.12.2024); his subsequent petition before the Delhi High Court (Bail Appln. 175/2025) was dismissed as withdrawn on 06.02.2025 with liberty to re-approach after the FSL report and supplementary chargesheet were filed; a second Sessions Court application was dismissed as withdrawn (12.03.2025). With the FSL report still not received despite directions of this Court and the Sessions Court (notice to Director, FSL on 29.03.2025), and the State objecting that the applicant should pursue regular bail before the Sessions Court, the High Court (Sanjeev Narula, J.) held that, the applicant's personal liberty being at stake and the FSL report continuing to be delayed, the applicant was entitled to seek bail on the material presently on record, with grant or refusal to be decided on merits, and disposed of the application with liberty to seek bail before the Sessions Court notwithstanding the absence of the FSL report.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- BAIL APPLN. 1791/2025 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 1020/2025

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PAVAN MISHRA .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Raman Yadav, Ms. Priyam Kaushik, Mr. Harshith Pottangi, Ms. Akriti Chaturvedi, Ms. Aashi Arora, Advocates

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versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with SI Teena Phogat, PS Najafgarh SI Mamta, PS Dabri

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

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The present application filed under Section 483 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023¹ (formerly Section 439 and Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973² ) seeks regular bail in proceedings arising from FIR No. 759/2024 dated 21^st November, 2021, registered under Sections 376 & 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860³ at P.S. Dabri.

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The Applicant’s first regular bail application before the Sessions Court was rejected by order dated 19^th December, 2024 on merits.

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Thereafter, the Applicant approached this Court in Bail Application No. 175/2025. This Court by order dated 06^th February, 2025, directed as

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1 “BNSS”

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2 “Cr.P.C.”

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3 “IPC”

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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 23/07/2025 at 12:19:09

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follows:

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“1. The present petition has been filed seeking regular bail in connection with FIR 759/2024 under Section 376/506 IPC registered at Police Station Dabri, Delhi.

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2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner had captured nude video/photographs of the prosecutrix while she was taking bath and started blackmailing her by showing these video/photographs. Thus, he forcibly established physical relations with the prosecutrix.

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3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the video/photographs could not be retrieved from the mobile phone which was seized by the police.

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4. However, per contra learned APP appearing for the State submits that the objectionable photographs had been deleted from the mobile phone and the same has been sent to FSL for examination. He further submits that the chargesheet stands filed.

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5. At this stage, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file the same after the FSL report is placed on record along with the supplementary chargesheet.

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6. In view of the above, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to petitioner to approach again after the FSL report is filed by the police along with the supplementary chargesheet.

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7. IO is also directed to request the FSL for expediting the examination of the mobile phone seized from the petitioner.”

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Subsequently, the Applicant filed the second bail application before the Sessions Court, which was dismissed as withdrawn by order dated 12^th March, 2025.

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In light of the above, Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for the State, at the outset, objects to the invocation of the jurisdiction of this Court, contending that the Applicant ought to have pursued regular bail before the Sessions Court.

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In response, counsel for the Applicant draws the attention of this Court to the order dated 29^th March, 2025, passed by ASJ (SFTC), Dwarka Courts, wherein a notice was issued to the Director, FSL, to expedite the FSL result. It is urged that despite directions issued both by this Court on

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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 23/07/2025 at 12:19:09

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06^th February, 2025 and the Sessions Court, the FSL report has not been received. It is thus contended that, in view of the liberty granted by this Court to approach for bail after filing of the FSL report, the continued delay in furnishing the same has effectively deprived the Applicant of an opportunity to have his bail application considered on merits.

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Having considered the above, and bearing in mind that the Applicant’s personal liberty is at stake and that the FSL report continues to be delayed, this Court is of the view that the Applicant is entitled to seek bail on the basis of the material presently available on record. Whether or not such bail is to be granted is a matter to be determined on the merits of the case. In fact, it is noted that in the previous two bail applications filed by the Applicant, he did not press for adjudication on merits and had decided to await the FSL report.

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In light of the above, the present bail application is disposed of, with liberty to the Petitioner to seek bail before the Sessions Court, notwithstanding, the lack of the FSL report.

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Accordingly, the present bail application along with pending application(s) is disposed of.

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SANJEEV NARULA, J

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JULY 21, 2025/ab

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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 23/07/2025 at 12:19:09

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