Delhi High Court
BAIL APPLN./2320/2026 of SANUJ LUTHRA Vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI on 15 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010265012026 + BAIL APPLN. 2320/2026 SANUJ LUTHRA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Shreya Sahai, Mr. Deepak Chhikara, Mr. Rajat Mohan Dwivedi, Mr. Amit Singh and Mr. Parvesh Sharma, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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CNR No. DLHC010265012026
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BAIL APPLN. 2320/2026
SANUJ LUTHRA
.....Petitioner
Through:
Ms.
Shreya
Sahai,
Mr.
Deepak
Chhikara, Mr. Rajat Mohan Dwivedi,
Mr. Amit Singh and Mr. Parvesh
Sharma, Advs.
versus
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
.....Respondent
Through:
Mr. Manoj Pant, APP with Mr. Aniket
Gupta, Ms. Nitika Pal and Ms. Jaya,
Advs.
SI Rubie Singh.
CORAM:
HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN
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O R D E R
% 15.09.2026
1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The present application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No. 176/2026 registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, Delhi, under Sections 137(2), 64(1) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’) and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘POCSO Act’).
3. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the complainant/victim in the present case has lodged another FIR No. 238/2026 against her brother- in-law, wherein she has made allegations against him and has further stated that she lodged the complaint against the present Applicant at the instance of her brother-in-law, who allegedly blackmailed and instigated her to lodge the complaint so that money could be extorted from the Applicant’s family members. Learned counsel submits that both FIRs have been registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar.
4. Per contra, learned APP for the State submits that the allegations are quite heinous and that proceedings under Section 84 of the BNSS have already been initiated against the present Applicant. He further submits that the victim is a minor.
5. Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and learned APP for the State and perused the record.
6. Though the complainant has stated that she has sold her phone to a kabadiwala and is unable to hand over the phone presently being used by her to the Investigating Officer (IO), at the same time, she has alleged that the Applicant is in possession of her nude photographs and videos and has threatened to make the same viral.
7. Considering the aforesaid circumstances, particularly the statement attributed to the complainant in FIR No. 238/2026 that she was pressurised by her brother-in-law to lodge the complaint against the present Applicant with a view to extort money from the Applicant’s family members, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the Applicant.
8. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the Applicant shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing a bail bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the concerned SHO/Investigating Officer, subject to the following conditions: i) The Applicant shall join the investigation as and when required and shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer. ii) The Applicant shall remain available on the mobile number(s) shared by him with the concerned SHO/Investigating Officer. iii) The Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make an attempt to influence the witnesses or tamper with the evidence in any manner. iv) In case of change of residential address/contact details, the Applicant shall promptly inform the same to the concerned I.O./SHO.
9. The application is disposed of accordingly. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.
10. Needless to state, nothing stated hereinabove shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case, and the observations made herein are confined to the consideration of the present bail application.
11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2026/JYH/m