MANJU AGGARWAL vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 16.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 2869/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 1344/2024 MANJU AGGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumit Kumar, Advocate. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State. Mr. Danish Khan, Advocate for R-2. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 100/2024 of PS DBG Road for offence under Section 420/406/506/120B IPC. 2. This anticipatory bail application came up for the first hearing on 13.08.2024 before the predecessor bench and thereafter continued getting adjourned before different benches. By order dated 13.08.2024, the accused/applicant was granted interim protection from arrest subject to joining investigation and that protection continues till date on date to date basis. Thereafter, along with 179 such old pending bail applications, this BAIL APPLICATION 2869/2024 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec455 69af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570 996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.03.16 17:21:14 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:16.03.2026 17:38:28 application was transferred to this bench. Today is the first hearing before me. 3. Broadly speaking, the allegation against the accused/applicant is that she is Director of a construction company, which got embroiled into a dispute with the sellers of the subject immovable property. In the course of hearings, by way of order dated 17.09.2025, the predecesso