Overview
- Delhi Police, which moved the High Court on Monday, secured a notice to the accused and a May 29 hearing before Justice Saurabh Banerjee.
- The accused, school caretaker Lalit Kumar, received bail from a Dwaraka court on May 7 despite the prosecution’s objection and the child’s identification.
- Police registered offences under BNS Section 64(1) for rape and POCSO Section 6 for aggravated penetrative sexual assault, which carries a minimum of 20 years in prison.
- Investigators say the child’s statement was recorded before a court under BNSS Section 183 and that they seized CCTV and other exhibits for forensic review.
- A woman teacher was also arrested in the case, and the High Court’s decision on bail could shape how quickly courts grant release in severe POCSO matters.