MANU WAHDWA @ MOHIT vs THE STATE, GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 22.04.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1406/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 677/2024 (for interim bail) MANU WAHDWA @ MOHIT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Hirein Sharma, Advocate versus THE STATE, GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with IO/Inspr. Vijay Pal, PS EOW Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, Advocate for complainant de facto (through videoconferencing) CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. In furtherance of last order of the predecessor bench, it is stated by learned counsel for complainant de facto at the outset that the accused/applicant has not paid a single penny after December 2024 despite previous repeated opportunities granted by predecessor benches and even despite the settlement recorded before the mediation centre. In these circumstances, learned counsel for accused/applicant fairly admits that the matter may be heard on merits. Accordingly, I have heard learned counsel for both sides. Bail Application No. 1406/2024 Page 1 of 9 pages GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.04.22 18:29:43 -07'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:22.04.2025 19:01:07 2. Briefly stated, circumstances relevant for the present purposes are as follows. 2.1 The FIR was registered on complaint lodged by the complainant de facto Ms. Gurpreet Kaur Rai, alleging that she and her children namely, Navjeet Kaur Rai, Jaspreet Kaur Rai and Karanbir Singh Rai were cheated of Rs.5,63,37,090/- by the accused/applicant and his associates. 2.2 As per complainant de facto, all parties were disciples of a religious preacher and used to attend the religious congregations in a temple at Chhatarpur. In the month of August 2017, the complain