BHAVNA LATHER vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~71 & 72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Pronounced on: 16.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 792/2025 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 381/2025 BHAVNA LATHER .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya Wadhwa, Mr. Siddharth Sunil, Ms. Ragini Kapoor and Mr. Arunav Sarma, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for State with SI Mukesh Chauhan PS EOW, Mandir Marg. Mr. Sunil Dalal, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Devesh Bhatia, Mr. Nikhil Beniwal, Ms. Riya Rana and Ms. Shipra Bali, Advs. for complainants. + BAIL APPLN. 793/2025 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 383/2025 JOGINDER SINGH LATHER .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya Wadhwa, Mr. Siddharth Sunil, Ms. Ragini Kapoor and Mr. Arunav Sarma, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH INVESTIGATING OFFICER .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for State with SI Mukesh Chauhan PS EOW, Mandir Marg. Mr. Sunil Dalal, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Devesh Bhatia, Mr. Nikhil Beniwal, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 792/2025 and connected matter Page 1 of 23 By:DEEPAK SINGH Signing Date:19.04.2025 00:20:20 Ms. Riya Rana and Ms. Shipra Bali, Advs. for complainants. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. 1. The petitioners have filed the present applications under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 read with Section 438 CrPC seeking Anticipatory Bail in connection with FIR No. 59/2019 registered at PS-Economic Offences Wing. 2. The allegations against the petitioners as noted from the charge sheet are that the FIR was registered on the basis of the complaint made by one Mrs. Suman Solanki along with other 54 complainants against the accused company namely, M/s Prabhu Shanti Real Estate Private Ltd. It is stated in the complaint that the complainants are the home buyers and they had invested in the project namely, ‘PDM