Overview
- Additional Sessions Judge Virender Kumar Kharta held that the investigating officer gave generic reasons rather than personal grounds for arrest, citing the Prabir Purkayastha ruling.
- Regular bail was ordered on February 17 against a ₹25,000 personal bond with two sureties of the same amount.
- The court barred contact with witnesses, evidence tampering, intimidation, or entering the complainant’s vicinity, with liberty to seek cancellation for any breach.
- The investigation is complete with a charge-sheet under Section 376 IPC, and the court found no need for further custodial interrogation.
- Prosecution relied on WhatsApp chats and a money transfer reflecting a long relationship, but the judge said whether sex occurred solely on a marriage promise is for trial as the complainant opposed bail and no threats were shown on record.