NEELAM MITTAL vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on:19.12.2025 Judgment reserved on: 06.12.2025 + CRL.M.C. 1272/2022 NEELAM MITTAL ..... Petitioner versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. ..... Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioner : Mr. Surender Singh Hooda and Mr. Nishi Kant Singh, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State with SI Naveen Gurjar, PS Special Staff/South Distt. Mr. Pratap Singh, Mr. Ajay Sharma, Mr. Navneet Sharma and Mr. Sukhmandeep, Advocates for R-2. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present petition is filed under Section 482 read with Section 439(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’) challenging the order dated 15.02.2022 (hereafter ‘impugned order’) passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate (‘MM’), South East, Saket Court, Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER KAUR CRL.M.C. 1272/2022 Page 1 of 17 Signing Date:20.12.2025 18:09:42 Delhi whereby the learned MM, in a surrender-cum-bail application granted bail to Respondent No. 2 in terms of Section 437 of the CrPC. 2. Briefly stated, FIR No. 76/2021 dated 11.03.2021 was registered at Police Station Greater Kailash on a complaint given by one SK Mittal for the offences under Sections 420/406/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’). The complainant is stated to be engaged in the business of gold jewellery. It is alleged that in October, 2020 one Pradeep came to the office of the complainant and introduced himself as a broker in the jewellery business and represented that he knew many reputed jewelers who could buy jewellery from the complainant on wholesale basis. It is alleged that the said Pardeep also introduced the complainant to Suraj Soni, Rohit and Respondent No. 2 claiming that Suraj Son