KAPIL WADHAWAN vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 21.07.2025 Pronounced on:04.08.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3640/2024 & CRL.M.A. 1156/2025 TO TAKE ON RECORD WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS KAPIL WADHAWAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N. Hariharan, Senior Advocate, Mr. Arvind Nayar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ashish Verma, Mr. Prakhar Parekh, Mr. Debopriyo Moulik, Mr. Vijay Kari Singh, Ms. Iti Agarwal, Mr. Rohan Dakshini, Ms. Tanvi Mate, Mr. Raghav Dharmadhikari, Ms. Punya Rekha, Ms. Vasundharan, Mr. Aman Akhtar, Ms. Sana Singh, Mr. Vinayak Gautam, Mr. Praveen Jaiswal & Ms. Vasundhara Raj Tyagi, Advocates versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anupam S. Sharma, SPP with Mr. Prakash Airan & Mr. Syamantak Modgil, Advocates Mr. Alok Kumar Singh, Addl. SP, Inspector Rahul Reddy CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. Page 1 of 27 Bail Appln. 3640/2024 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:04.08.2025 18:24:27 1. The present application under Section 485 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 439 of the Cr.P.C., has been filed by the Applicant/Accused No. 1, Kapil Wadhawan, seeking necessary orders and directions from this Court for grant of regular bail in FIR/RC No. RC2242022A0001 dated 20.06.2022, registered under Sections 120B read with 409, 420, 477A IPC, Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and subsequently added Sections 411, 424, 465, and 468 IPC. Background: 2. The present FIR/RC No. 2242022A0001 was registered by the CBI, New Delhi on 20.06.2022 under Sections 120B read with 409, 420, and 477A of the IPC and Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The case was registered against DHFL, i