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Komal Verma v. State NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC15 Apr 2026BAIL APPLN./1445/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

interim bail dismissed; humanitarian grounds; single mother; care of two children; crucial stage of education; child trafficking racket; forged Adoption Deed; FIR No.178/2025 PS Uttam Nagar; Section 143(4)/3(5)/61(2) BNS; Section 81 JJ Act; trial monitored by Supreme Court; ground too generic and in the nature of perpetuity; not a fit case; Delhi High Court; Justice Girish Kathpalia; copy to Jail Superintendent.

What did the court decide?

The ground on which interim bail was sought (a single mother's need to care for her children) is too generic and is in the nature of perpetuity, since the need for the children to be taken care of would not cease after 30 days; it is not a case of regular bail on merits of the case. ¶22

Komal Verma Vs State NCT of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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$~68

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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% Date of Decision: 15.04.2026

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- BAIL APPLN. 1445/2026 & CRL.M.A. 11444/2026

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KOMAL VERMA .....Petitioner

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Through: Ms. Joshini Tuli, Mr. Joginder Tuli and Mr. Nishant Nishu, Advocates

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versus

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STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with SI Rakesh Kumar, Special Staff, Dwarka

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CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA

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J U D G M E N T (ORAL)

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The accused/applicant seeks interim bail for 30 days in case FIR No.178/2025 of PS Uttam Nagar for offence under Section 143(4)/3(5)/61(2) BNS & 81 JJ Act.

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Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that she was involved in a racket of child trafficking and to be specific, she allegedly forged an Adoption Deed. The interim bail is sought by the

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BAIL APPLN.1445/2026

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Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4a GIRISH fec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, KATHPALIA serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c48796 5ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.15 05:03:42 -07'00'

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Da te:1 5.04.2026 17:28:03

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accused/applicant on the ground that being single mother, she has to take care of her two children, who are at crucial stage of education.

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Learned APP for State assisted by IO/SI Rakesh Kumar accepts notice and strongly opposes the application, disclosing that the trial is being monitored by the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

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Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that since the accused/applicant has not met her children since September 2025, on humanitarian grounds, she deserves to be granted interim bail. It is also submitted by learned counsel that elder child of the accused/applicant has cleared 12^th standard exams and now has to take up further education while the younger child has cleared 9^th standard.

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Learned APP for State submits that the charges against the accused/applicant are serious and that on such vague grounds, bail cannot be allowed.

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Most importantly, in my view, the ground on which interim bail is being sought is too generic and is in the nature of perpetuity. It cannot be said that after 30 days there would be no need for children of the accused/applicant to be taken care of. It is not a case of regular bail on merits of the case.

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Considering the above circumstances, I do not find it a fit case to grant interim bail. The interim bail application and the pending application

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BAIL APPLN.1445/2026

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Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec455 GIRISH 69af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570 KATHPALIA 996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.15 05:03:16 -07'00'

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Da te:1 5.04.2026 17:28:03

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are dismissed.

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Copy of this order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent for being conveyed to the accused/applicant.

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Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe GIRISH c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 KATHPALIA 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff8 01e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.15 05:03:04 -07'00'

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GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE)

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APRIL 15, 2026/ as

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BAIL APPLN.1445/2026

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Da te:1 5.04.2026 17:28:03