PRABIR PURKAYASTHA vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Pronounced on: 23rd July, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 2317/2021, CRL.M.A. 22542/2023 (vacation of the Order dated 07.07.2021), CRL.M.(BAIL) 894/2021 (interim Anticipatory Bail) PRABIR PURKAYASTHA S/o Lt. A.K. De Purkayastha, Aged about 71 years R/o D-132, 2nd Floor, Saket, New Delhi-110017 Email: [email protected] Mob: +91-98111424462 ….Petitioner Through: Mr. Kapil Sibal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arshdeep Singh Khurana, Mr. Harsh Srivastava, Mr. Sidak Singh Anand, Mr. Shreehdar Kale, Mr. Nikhil Pawar and Mr. Peeyush Bhatia, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI (Economic Offences Wing) Through its Standing Counsel (Criminal) Chamber No.437, Lawyers Chamber Block-I, Delhi High Court, New Delhi-110003 Email: [email protected] Mob: +91-9891919168 …..Respondent Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, Ld. APP for State. Mr. S.V. Raju, Ld. ASG, Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Spl. Counsel, Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel with Mr. Signature Not Verified Signed By:RITA BAIL APPLN. 2317/2021 Page 1 of 12 SHARMA Signing Date:23.07.2025 20:56:53 Kanishk Maurya, Mr. Harik Sabharwal, Mr. Pranjal Tripathi, Mr. Kunal Kochar and Mr. Siddharth Kumar, Advocates and Mr. Mohit Godara, ED(I.O). ACP Keshav Mathur, Insp. Sanjay Singh EOW, Mandir Marg. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Bail Application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as „Cr.P.C’) has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner, Prabir Purkayastha seeking Anticipatory Bail in FIR No. 116/2020 dated 26.08.2020 under Section 406/4208120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as „IPC‟) registered at Police Station Economic Offence