NIRMAL KUMAR MISHRA vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 28th February, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4548/2024 NIRMAL KUMAR MISHRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Praveen Mishra, Mr. D.K. Pathak, Mr. Sanjay Kustwar, Mr. Arun Kumar, Mr. Sanat Pandey and Mr. Nishchal Kumar, Advocates versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Laksh Khanna, APP for the State SI Pradeep, PS Cyber Northwest % CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA JUDGMENT MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J (ORAL): 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 („BNSS‟) seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No. 041/2024 dated 08.06.2024 registered under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 („IPC‟) at P.S. Cyber Police Station, North West Delhi. 1.1. The relevant facts, as per the Status Report dated 11.01.2025, are as follows: The subject FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by one Ms. Shilpa Sharma on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) on 06.06.2024, alleging cyber fraud. The complainant stated that Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HEMANT BAIL APPLN. 4548/2024 Page 1 of 13 PRATAP SINGH Signing Date:01.03.2025 23:03:50 she was deceived into transferring a sum of Rs. 17,07,389/- under the false pretext of Bitcoin investment, which was promised to yield high returns. 1.2. It is stated that the complainant was allegedly enticed into the fraudulent scheme via a WhatsApp group and was subsequently added to a Telegram group. Between 31.05.2024 and 05.06.2024, she transferred the said amount in nine transactions to seven different bank accounts. 1.3. It is stated that investigation revealed that Rs. 80,000/- out of the defrauded amount was transferred to a Current Account No. 12666470000016