RITU GUPTA vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI

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$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 16.03.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1044/2026 & CRL.M.A. 7888/2026 RITU GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankit Gupta, Utkarsh Tiwari, Mr. Akash Gupta and Mr. Alok Kumar, Advocates. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State with SI Tilak Raj. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 152/2025 of Police Station Special Cell for offence under Section 308/318(4)/319 of BNS. 2. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for the State assisted by IO/SI Tilak Raj. 3. Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is that the accused/applicant, along with two co-accused persons, namely, Shiv Shankar and Banwari Lal committed cyber fraud by carrying out digital arrest of the complainant de facto, who is an old aged lady. The FIR was registered online, after which BAIL APPLN. 1044/2026 Page 1 of 4 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 COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570 996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.03.16 17:44:43 -07'00' By:DIKSHA RAWAT Signing Date:16.03.2026 17:46:38 the complainant de facto, submitted a detailed complaint, stating that on 30.11.2025 she received a phone call in which the caller introduced herself as Inspector Anita Verma from Delhi Police Headquarters and stated that husband of the complainant de facto, was involved in terrorist activities, so a case had been registered against them; that th