MANJIT SINGH @ MANJEET SINGH @GULAB SHERA vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 02.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 903/2025 MANJIT SINGH @ MANJEET SINGH @GULAB SHERA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nirmalpreet Singh Hira, Advocate versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State with SI Rohit and Inspector Pramod, PS AATS/OND Dr. S.S. Hooda, Advocate for complainant de facto CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No.0455/2024 of PS Badli for offence under Section 419/420/34/120B of IPC. Status report is submitted by learned APP and the same is accepted across the board, to be scanned and made part of the file. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant as well as learned APP and also learned counsel for complainant de facto. 2. Broadly speaking, the case set up by prosecution is that one Gaurav duped the complainant de facto, inducing him to pay Rs. 2,00,000/- and BAIL APPLN. 903/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, ou=DELHI HIGH COURT, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, postalCode=110003, st=DELHI, serialNumber=D3E86796451EC45C07B5D15570996B40F80CBD2EEE60402C487965FF801E26FA, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.04.02 18:17:24 -07'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:02.04.2025 18:53:05 2.164 kg of gold articles, assuring him a Congress party ticket for the Lok Sabha Elections. According to prosecution, three persons namely Gaurav, Gurpal and Manjit (accused/applicant) were involved in the cheating. Gurpal has been released on bail. Gaurav is yet to be arrested and has been declared Proclaimed Offender. The accused/applicant is in custody for