Mr Lalit Paswan @ Panji v. State of NCT of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim bail on humanitarian/medical grounds (father suffering malunited fractures of distal tibia, fibula and talus with bony deformity; mother sole caregiver). Bail application under sections 483 and 528 BNSS 2023 in FIR 0720/2023 dated 01.08.2023, P.S. Shahbad Dairy, under section 376 IPC 1860 and section 6 POCSO Act 2012. State opposition rested on DNA report showing terminated foetus fathered by petitioner and prosecutrix's documented minority (contention only, not adjudicated). Prosecutrix and her mother stated in court they perceived no threat and supported release. Relief: 01-week interim bail with bond Rs. 25,000 plus one family-member surety, Delhi confinement, cellphone monitoring by IO, passport surrender, no witness contact/tampering, mandatory surrender on expiry; expressly no expression of opinion on trial merits. Useful search terms: interim bail medical grounds family illness; BNSS 483 528; POCSO S.6; S.376 IPC interim bail; prosecutrix consent no objection; humanitarian bail Delhi High Court; surrender after interim bail.