GURPREET SINGH @ BAWA @ BABA, vs STATE GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Pronounced on: 16.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3755/2024 GURPREET SINGH @ BAWA @ BABA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajiv Mohan, Mr. Hirein Sharma, Mr. Rishabh Bhati and Mr. Shivender Gupta, Advs. versus STATE GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for State with Insp. Naresh Malik, IFSO/Special Cell. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J. 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 seeking regular bail in connection with FIR No.14/2022 under Sections 406/467/468/471/420/170/120B of the IPC registered at Police Station Special Cell. 2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that complainants (i) Sh. Brijmohan Goyal, (ii) Sh. Ashok Kumar Goyal and (iii) Sh. Devender Kumar jointly filed a complaint alleging therein that they all are partners at business and during the year 2018, they jointly made a bid for 3 plots of DDA. They succeeded in the bid but they backed out from purchasing the auctioned properties. Due to backing out, their money that was deposited by them in DDA i.e. 5% of the total cost was forfeited by DDA. After some time, complainant Ashok Kumar was approached by accused Gurpreet Singh Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 3755/2024 Page 1 of 12 By:DEEPAK SINGH Signing Date:16.04.2025 19:38:21 Shahni @ Baba @ Bawa (petitioner herein) who assured the complainants that some DDA officials were known to him and he would get back their forfeited amount. He introduced his co-accused cousins Gurpreet Singh Anand @ Vinny and Amandeep @ Aman Anand. 3. After some days, accused persons Gurpreet Singh Shahni @ Baba @ Bawa, Gurpreet Singh Anand @ Vinny and Amandeep @ Aman Anand approached the complainants and told them th