RAVI SINGH SANDHU vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Decided on: 1st September, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4798/2024 RAVI SINGH SANDHU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashok Sharma & Mr. Irshad Ahmed, Advocates Vs. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP forthe State with SI Shyam, PS Hari Nagar Mr. Amit Sharma & Ms. Khushboo Sharma, Advocates for the complainant CORAM HON'BLE JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT 1. This is an application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure [“Cr. PC”]/ Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [“BNSS”]for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR bearing No. 596/2022, under Sections 420/468/471/34 IPC, PS Hari Nagar. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 2. The present FIR was registered on the complaint of Raj Kumar Singh, Director of M/s Anushka Air Conditioners Company. He alleged that one of his friends Manoj Singh introduced him to the BAIL APPLN. 4798/2024 Page 1 of 7 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:01.09.2025 14:43:57 petitioner as a Liasoner and Director of a Switzerland based company namely Showman Impex Company, Zurich, Switzerland and Sole Proprietor of Accacia International. The complainant was duped of Rs. 5 lakhs, and subsequently, he was induced to pay Rs. 1.87 crores for arranging Foreign Letter of Credits [“FLCs”] of 1 million US Dollars in favour of his exporter company in China. 3. Complainant made the payment through his HDFC account to facilitate the opening of FLCs. Despite payment, petitioner did not fulfil his promise for arranging the FLCs. Later, he handed over to the complainant forged and fake FLCs. Petitioner issued three cheques amounting to Rs. 2.59 crores to the complainant, but they were dishonoured as it was found that the a