New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a woman accused of honey trapping on the ground that the investigation was at a nascent stage and it was yet to be ascertained if she was involved in any other cases.
Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the woman was accused of a serious offence and there was a likelihood of her fleeing from justice.
“Charge-sheet qua the petitioner (accused woman) is yet to be filed. The petitioner's voice sample has to be taken and the investigation has also to be conducted as to whether there are any other cases in which the petitioner is involved and as stated earlier the investigation is at a nascent stage. The petitioner is accused of an offence under Section 328 IPC which is a serious offence,” the judge said.
Section 328 IPC makes administration of the intoxicating drugs with intent to cause hurt or commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment up to ten years.
“This Court feels that this is not a fit case where the petitioner should be granted bail in the event of arrest. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed,” the court in its August 16 order said. In the present case, the FIR stated that the complainant had gone to the house of a person known to him, who introduced the accused woman to the complainant as his girlfriend.
It is claimed that after consuming a soft drink, the complainant started feeling dizzy and became unconscious. After regaining consciousness, the complainant was shocked to see the accused woman with him in an objectionable position, it is alleged. As per the complaint, the complainant then narrated the incident to his friend.