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Mohammad Imran v. the State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC11 Feb 2026BAIL APPLN./3838/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Anticipatory bail granted (interim order made absolute) — Mohammad Imran v. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi — Bail Appln. 3838/2025 — Delhi High Court — Justice Manoj Jain — 11.02.2026 — FIR No. 798/2025 dated 10.09.2025, P.S. Burari — Sections 75 (sexual harassment) and 78 (stalking) BNS 2023, corresponding Sections 354A/354D IPC — applicant a Senior Consultant accused of stalking and inappropriate touching of prosecutrix at hospital — charge-sheet filed without arrest, case at consideration of charge — bonds of Rs. 25,000/- each before Trial Court.

What did the court decide?

Application disposed of; the interim order protecting the applicant from coercive steps was made absolute, conditional on the applicant submitting personal bond and surety bond of Rs. 25,000/- each before the learned Trial Court. ¶8

Mohammad Imran Vs the State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the applicant in FIR No. 798/2025 dated 10.09.2025 (Sections 75 and 78, BNS 2023) registered at P.S. Burari.

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Court's answer

In view of the peculiar development that the applicant had already joined the investigation and the charge-sheet had been filed without arrest, the interim order (protecting the applicant from coercive steps) was made absolute.

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Ratio / Principle

The applicant was directed to submit personal bond and surety bond in a sum of Rs. 25,000/- each before the learned Trial Court, whose next date was stated to be 18.02.2026.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court — Bail Appln. 3838/2025 — decided 11.02.2026 by Manoj Jain, J. Mohammad Imran sought anticipatory bail in FIR No. 798/2025 dated 10.09.2025, P.S. Burari, for offences under Sections 75 (sexual harassment) and 78 (stalking), BNS 2023 (corresponding Section 354A/354D IPC). Allegations: the applicant, a Senior Consultant at the hospital where the prosecutrix came for a medical check-up, misused his position, stalked her and touched her inappropriately on the pretext of medical examination. On 09.10.2025 the learned Predecessor Bench, noticing absence of corroborating evidence suggesting the applicant's involvement, held custodial interrogation neither necessary nor justified and, subject to his joining investigation, directed the Investigating Agency not to take coercive steps; that order remained in operation. The Addl. P.P. informed that the applicant had joined the investigation, the charge-sheet was filed without arrest, and the case stood at consideration of charge (next Trial Court date 18.02.2026). Accordingly, the interim order was made absolute on submission of personal and surety bonds of Rs. 25,000/- each before the learned Trial Court; the application stood disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- BAIL APPLN. 3838/2025

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MOHAMMAD IMRAN .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. M.S. Bammi with Mr. Manish Kumar and Mr. Virender Yadav, Advocates.

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versus

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THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Aditi, PS Burari

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

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O R D E R

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% 11.02.2026

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The applicant seeks anticipatory bail in FIR No. 798/2025 dated 10.09.2025, for commission of offences under Sections 75 (sexual harassment) and 78 (stalking) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) , 2023 (corresponding Section 354A/354D IPC), registered at P.S. Burari.

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The allegations against the accused are to the effect that prosecutrix had come to a hospital for medical check-up and the applicant, who is Senior Consultant in such hospital, misused his position and stalked her and touched her inappropriately on the pretext of conducting medical examination.

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When the matter was taken up by learned Predecessor Bench on 09.10.2025, it was noticed that in view of absence of any corroborating evidence suggesting applicant’s involvement, the custodial interrogation was neither necessary nor justified and subject to applicant joining investigation,

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BAIL APPLN. 3838/2025

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This is a digitally signed order. 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 13/02/2026 at 10:12:50

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there was a direction to the Investigating Agency not to take any coercive steps against him.

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The abovesaid order is still in operation.

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No one has appeared from the side of prosecutrix.

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When asked, learned Addl. P.P. for the State apprised that as per instructions received from the Investigating Agency, the applicant has already joined the investigation and even charge-sheet has been filed against him, without arrest. He states that the case is already at the stage of consideration of charge.

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In view of the abovesaid peculiar development and the fact that the petitioner has already joined the investigation, the interim order is made absolute. Since, the next date before the learned Trial Court is stated to be 18.02.2026, let personal bond and surety bond in a sum of Rs. 25,000/- each be submitted by the applicant before the learned Trial Court.

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