DHYAN SINGH BANGARI vs STATE (GNCT OF DELHI)

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.07.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 643/2025 & CRL.M.A. 4621/2025 DHYAN SINGH BANGARI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Sharma, Advocate (through videoconferencing) and Ms. Tripti Choudhary, Advocate. versus STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Ganga Pal, PS EOW. Dr. Alok and Mr. Siddharth Narang, Advocates for Complainant. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 57/2023 of PS EOW for offences under Section 409/420/120B IPC. Status Report on behalf of the State was filed. I have heard learned counsel for the accused/applicant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) for State as well as learned counsel for the allegedly duped investors. 2. Learned counsel for the accused/applicant submits that even according to the Status Report, the accused/applicant is rather one of the BAIL APPLN. 643/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH GIRISH KATHPALIA KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2025.07.25 17:57:44 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:25.07.2025 18:14:06 victims of the alleged fraud played by the main accused persons. Further, it is submitted by learned counsel for the accused/applicant that on principles of parity also, the accused/applicant is entitled to anticipatory bail, because the only evidence against the accused/applicant is in the form of a statement of the main accused persons in police custody. 3. Learned APP and learned counsel for the allegedly duped investors submit that the main accused persons, who are directors of two companies had fled the country and were subsequently arrested and even thereafter they continued to allure more invest