New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The Delhi High Court has held that custodial interrogation is not required merely for recovery of stridhan, observing that such recovery does not fall within the domain of the bail court.

The court also questioned the investigating officer's claim that an elderly accused had failed to join the investigation, noting that the alleged notices were issued verbally and no case diary was produced.

Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observations while granting anticipatory bail to an around 80-year-old retired government servant in a matrimonial dispute case involving allegations under Sections 354, 354A, 376, 498A, 406 and 34 of the IPC and Section 74 of the BNS.

The court noted that the investigating officer had initia...