RAJENDRA KUMAR vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~39 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 28th January, 2026 + BAIL APPLN. 353/2026 RAJENDRA KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhatia, Mr. Sunita and Ms. Komal, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with Insp. Raj Kumar Pal. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 026/2025 under Sections 308/318(4)/319/340 BNS, 2023 (corresponding 383/384/385/386/387/388/389/420/416/419/470/471 IPC) registered at P.S. Special Cell on 04.07.2025. 2. The facts in brief are that complainant-Vijay Kumar Kathuria, who is in his seventies, reported about online financial fraud amounting to Rs. 1,38,18,100/-. He revealed that some unknown persons, who were impersonating as IPS Officers from Mumbai Police, had placed him under ‘digital arrest’, alleging that the complainant was involved in some money-laundering case. 3. The foremost reason assigned for the grant of anticipatory bail is that the alleged cheated amount has been transferred to an account belonging to Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 353/2026 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:29.01.2026 18:36:29 M/s Fox Care Technology Pvt. Ltd., in which one Mr. Sayed Solef Ulla is the Director, who is already in custody. It was during such custody that Mr. Sayed Solef Ulla had taken the name of the applicant, thereby compelling the applicant filing the present application seeking protection in the form of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for applicant submits that the applicant is ready to join investigation immediately. He further submits that any such statement made by co-accused has no evidentiary value and cannot be used against the applicant. 5.