MANISH YADAV vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 19.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 436/2025 & CRL.M.A. 3105/2025 MANISH YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Parth Chaturvedi, Advocate (through videoconferencing). versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Rahul Ranjan. Mr. Nishant Kumar Tyagi, Advocate for R-2/complainant de facto (through videoconferencing). CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 659/2024 of PS Harsh Vihar for offence under Section 406/420 IPC. 1.1 This anticipatory bail application came up for the first hearing on BAIL APPLICATION 436/2025 pages 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569 af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH 2. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case borne out of FIR and investigation record is as follows. In the month of February 2021, the complainant de facto allegedly entered into a deal with the accused/applicant for purchase of shop of the latter for total consideration of Rs.30,00,000/-. On 11.02.2021 a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- and on 19.02.2021 a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- was transferred by the complainant de f