PRITHVIRAJ DAUKIYA @ PRINCE GODARA vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 07.11.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1699/2025 PRITHVIRAJ DAUKIYA @ PRINCE GODARA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Animesh Upadhyay, Mr. Gaurav Sarkar, Mr. Dilip Kumar Jani, Advocates versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for State Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate for the complainant. CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. By way of this application, the applicant seeks grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR bearing no. 37/2024, registered at Police Station Cyber Police Dwarka, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 420/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC‟). 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that a complaint was filed by the victim, Sh. Mohinder Singh Grover, regarding an online fraud amounting to approximately ₹45,00,000/-, committed on the BAIL APPLN. 1699/2025 Page 1 of 9 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:07.11.2025 19:05:20 pretext of offering high returns through online gold trading. The complainant alleged that he was first contacted through WhatsApp by a woman identifying herself as Anita, also known as Fan Annie, who claimed to be a gold analyst with the World Gold Council. She induced the complainant to invest in an alleged gold trading platform named “Malabar”, representing it as a legitimate and profitable venture, and persuaded him to share his personal and financial details for opening a trading account. Acting under inducement, the complainant had transferred various amounts on different dates between April and June 2023 into seven bank accounts across different States, including accounts in the names of Autonome, Lucky Steel Fab