ANITA vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 05.08.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1201/2025 ANITA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. H.N. Pandey, Advocate. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with IO/Inspector Vikas Malik, PS M.S. Park. Ms. Kalyani, Advocate for the Complainant. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant, a lady aged 56 years seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 03/2024 of PS M.S. Park for offence under Section 420/34 IPC. The complainant de facto is son-in-law of the accused/applicant. Between the accused/applicant and the complainant de facto as well as between the accused/applicant and her daughter (wife of complainant de facto), certain civil suits are pending. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant in the present case is that she entered into an Agreement to Sell an immovable property with the complainant de facto but despite having received part payment, she executed Gift Deed of the subject property in favour of her son. BAIL APPLN. 1201/2025 pages 2. In the above backdrop, learned counsel for the accused/applicant submits that a case of pure civil liability ha