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Ankit v. State of NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC28 Aug 2024BAIL APPLN./3036/2024

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Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a cheating case. The court held that since the applicant joined investigation and custodial interrogation is not required, bail is granted subject to personal bond and other conditions.

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Granted anticipatory bail subject to furnishing a personal bond of ₹25,000/- with one surety and compliance with specific conditions.

Ankit Vs State of NCT of Delhi — Cheating and Forgery | Delhi HC (2024)

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$~75

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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BAIL APPLN. 3036/2024 ANKIT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ranbir Singh Kundu and Mr. M.L. Yadav, Advocates.

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versus

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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for State with SI Ravinder Kumar PS IFC Crime Branch, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI O R D E R

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% 28.08.2024

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CRL.M.A. 25519/2024 (exemption)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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The application is disposed of.

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BAIL APPLN. 3036/2024

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The present application has been filed by the petitioner/applicant seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No. 142/2021 registered under Sections 419/420/120B IPC at P.S. Crime Branch, South East District, New Delhi.

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Issue notice.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner/applicant submits that the present FIR came to be registered on 28.07.2021 with respect to an examination conducted on 08.07.2019. It is further submitted that the applicant appeared in the aforesaid examination and the present FIR came to be registered subsequently when at the time of documents verification, the photograph of the applicant did not match with the one taken at the test centre. He further

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/09/2024 at 12:14:13

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submits that the applicant was issued a notice under Section 41-A Cr.PC, pursuant to which he has joined investigation. It is also stated that the applicant is not involved in any other case.

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The bail application is vehemently opposed by the learned APP for State by contending that at the stage of document verification, it came to light that many candidates had not appeared themselves and someone else took the examination on their behalf and the applicant is one of them. He further submits that even as per the FSL report, the biometrics of the applicant has not matched with the ones taken at the time of examination.

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Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the fact that the applicant has already joined investigation and FSL report has already been received, and no purpose would be served by custodial interrogation, it is therefore directed that in the event of arrest, the applicant be released on bail subject to his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of ₹25,000/- with one surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer/Investigating Officer/SHO of the concerned Police Station and also subject to the following further conditions:-

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(i) At the time of furnishing bail bond, the applicant shall provide the mobile number, which he undertakes to keep operational at all times during the pendency of the trial.

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(ii) The applicant shall join the investigation as and when asked.

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(iii) The applicant shall inform the concerned Investigating Officer about his current residential address.

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(iv) In case of change of residential addresses/contact details, the applicant shall promptly inform the same to the concerned Investigating Officer/SHO. (v) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly try to get in touch with

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/09/2024 at 12:14:13

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the complainant or any other prosecution witnesses or tamper with the

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evidence.

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(vi) The applicant shall regularly appear before the trial Court.

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The application is disposed of in the above terms.

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Needless to state that nothing observed hereinabove shall amount to an expression on the merits of the case and shall not have a bearing on the trial of the case as the same has been expressed only for the purpose of the disposal of the present bail application.

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MANOJ KUMAR OHRI, J

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AUGUST 28, 2024/ rd

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/09/2024 at 12:14:13

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