ADITYA SINGH vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 15th May, 2026 + BAIL APPLN. 3475/2025&CRL.M.(BAIL) 1898/2025 ADITYA SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Suresh Chadra Sati, Mr. Satish Chand, Mr. Vinod Kumar, Mr. Siddharth Sati, Ms. Priyanka Kumari, Ms. Shweta, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP. Mr. Sunil Chaudhary, Mr. Praveen Singh, Mr. Siddharth Saroha, Advocates for complainant. 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. 18/2025 dated 28.01.2025 registered at PS Special Cell for commission of offence under Section 204, 308(2), 319, 318(4), 336(3), 340(2), 338, 61(2) of BNS (corresponding Sections 170/384/416/419/420/468/471/467/120B IPC). 2. Present case pertains to digital arrest whereby the complainant has been cheated of Rs. 53.55 lacs. Some unscrupulous persons by impersonating as officials of Law and Enforcement Agencies duped her. 3. The cheated amount was transferred to various bank accounts. Substantial amount landed in one bank account of Durgesham Plate (OPC) Private Limited situated at Yes Bank, Patna. 4. The abovesaid bank account had been, allegedly, opened in a fraudulent manner for purposes of siphoning off the cheated money. 5. The actual account-holder of the abovesaid bank account is at large and Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 3475/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:16.05.2026 15:49:11 has already been declared “proclaimed offender”. 6. However, on account of the surveillance based on the mobile number and email id registered with the abovesaid bank account, the police, eventually, reached co-accused Bipen Kumar and arrested him. He has already been released on bail, albeit, after spendi