Saurabh Sahu v. Stte Of Arunchl Pradesh

$~48 *

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ BAIL APPLN. 586/2025 SAURABH SAHU .....Appellant Through:

Mr. Mohit Mathur & Mr. Vaibhav Gaggar, Sr.

Advocates with Mr.

Vaibhav Gaggar, Sr. Adv. with Mr.

Vaibhav Singh, Mr. Aniket Tomar, Mr. Karan Bhardwaj, Mr. Gulshan Sharma, Advs.

versus STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

% 10.02.2025 1.

This is a petition seeking transit anticipatory bail to the petitioner for a period of 30 days during which he will attend his marriage ceremony and pursue anticipatory bail before the concerned Court at Arunachal Pradesh. 2.

An FIR has been registered against the petitioner on 29.01.2025 bearing FIR No. 2/2025 before PS Itanagar Women Police Station by the prosecutrix on the ground that the petitioner has committed rape, molestation and criminal intimidation against her. 3.

It is being stated in the FIR that the petitioner developed close friendly relations with the prosecutrix on the pretext of marriage and thereafter committed rape on her.

4.

Learned senior counsel has drawn my attention to the Whatsapp conversations between the petitioner and the prosecutrix which prima facie 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 01/07/2025 at 00:31:46

shows that the relationship between the parties was consensual. 5.

My attention has been drawn to a message of the prosecutrix on 20.01.2025, which shows that the prosecutrix was in the knowledge of the petitioner's marriage.

6.

My attention has also been drawn to the wedding card of the petitioner.

7.

Issue notice. Mr. Singh learned APP accepts notice on behalf of respondent No. 2.

8.

Prima facie, I am of the view that in the present case as per the wedding card, the petitioner is to get married on 12.02.2025 at Khajurao. 9.

Any other observation of this Court may prejudice the case of either of the parties, hence it is for the court at Arunachal Pradesh to look into the merits and demerits of the present case.

10.

For the reasons stated above, the petitioner is granted transit anticipatory bail for a period of 3 weeks from today to approach the concerned court at Arunachal Pradesh for availing his legal remedies. 11.

The interim protection granted today will automatically expire after 3 weeks from today.

12.

The application is disposed of.

13.

Dasti under the signature of Court Master/Private Secretary. JASMEET SINGH, J FEBRUARY 10, 2025/DM Click here to check corrigendum, if any 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 01/07/2025 at 00:31:46