Mahesh Singh Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Bail and Remand | Delhi HC (2025)

Mahesh Singh Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Bail and Remand | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Regular Bail granted to the Petitioner on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 35,000/- with one surety of like amount, subject to conditions of appearance before the Court, maintenance of a working contact number with the IO, abstention from criminal activity and witness intimidation, and intimation of any change of residential address; pending applications disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether regular bail should be granted to the Applicant/Petitioner Mahesh Singh, an accused under Section 120B IPC in FIR No. 0392/2024 (P.S. Mayapuri) in a third bail application under Section 483 BNSS, given completed investigations, a filed charge-sheet and judicial custody since 28.04.2025.

Court's answer

Considering the totality of circumstances (completed investigation, charge-sheet filed, judicial custody since 28.04.2025), the Court granted Regular Bail to the Accused/Applicant on specified terms and conditions.

Ratio / Principle

Release on bail is conditional upon the Petitioner furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 35,000/- together with one surety of the like amount, subject to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court.

Key takeaways

Further bail conditions: the Petitioner shall appear before the Court whenever the matter is taken up; provide his mobile number (and any change thereof) to the concerned IO kept in working condition at all times; refrain from criminal activity and from communicating with or intimidating witnesses; and intimate any change of residential address to the learned Trial Court and the concerned IO.ratio¶13(d)

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Neena Bansal Krishna, J.; Order dated 13.11.2025) granted regular bail to Mahesh Singh in his third bail application under Section 483 BNSS (erstwhile Section 439 CrPC) in FIR No. 0392/2024 dated 15.11.2024, P.S. Mayapuri, under Section 120B IPC. The FIR arose from a complaint by Respondent No. 2, Ms. Renu Kashyap, who alleged she paid Rs. 14 lakhs into the accounts of her maternal uncle Nand Lal and his son Jatin Rajput, and allegedly a further Rs. 7 lakhs in cash (November 2020 - July 2021), on the pretext of procuring government railway jobs for her children Mohit and Gunjan; the prosecution contended approximately Rs. 14 lakhs so received was transferred to the account of Smt. Sushila, the Applicant's wife. Nand Lal and Jatin Rajput were placed in Column No. 12; the Applicant's wife was charge-sheeted without arrest. Counsel (relying on Arnesh Kumar and Satendra Kumar Antil) alleged illegal arrest from Lucknow on 28.04.2025 in violation of Article 22, a contention the Court did not adjudicate. With investigations complete and the charge-sheet filed, and custody continuing since 28.04.2025, bail was granted on a personal bond of Rs. 35,000/- with one like surety and standard conditions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- BAIL APPLN. 3395/2025, CRL.M.A. 26546/2025, CRL.M.A. 33517/2025

MAHESH SINGH .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Vineet Tripathi, Mr. Aman Thakur, Advocates.

versus

STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for the State.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R % 13.11.2025

BAIL APPLN. 3395/2025

Third Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( hereinafter referred to as ‘B.N.S.S.’ (erstwhile Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner, Mahesh Singh for grant of Bail in FIR No 0392/2024 dated 15.11.2024 under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, registered at Police Station Mayapuri, District West

Status Report has been filed on behalf of the State. Let the same be taken on record.

It is submitted that the FIR was registered on the Complaint of the Respondent No. 2, Ms. Renu Kashyap against her maternal Uncle, Nand Lal, his son, namely, Jatin Rajput and daughter Ms. Mansi, as well as, the present Applicant, namely, Mahesh Singh. FIR pertains to a financial dispute between the Complainant and Nand Lal, arising out of their family

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relationship. The Applicant has no direct involvement interaction with the Complainant or her children and has never met them. The FIR is an outcome of the dispute between the Complainant and hr Mama, Nand Lal.

The Complainant has stated that the money had been transferred in the Account of her Mama, Nand Lal and his son, Jatin Rajput. The Applicant, therefore, has not received any money from the Complainant or her children in his Bank Account and has been falsely implicated in this Case. He has been illegally arrested by the Investigating Officer in an intent to illegally detained him, without following due process of law. 5. Reliance is placed on Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and Satendra Kumar Antil vs. CBI and Anr .

The copy of the snapshot and WhatsApp indicating the notice of appearance dated 20.12.2024 under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, has been filed. It is submitted that the Applicant was illegally arrested from Lucknow in the night of 28.04.2025 and thereafter, produced before the learned JMFC in Tis Hazari Courts, which was in violation of his rights under Article 22 of the Constitution of India.

It is further stated that the Complainant, who had family relationship with Nand Lal, her maternal Uncle had visited him when he had come to Delhi, for his medical treatment and had requested him to arrange for a job for her children, namely, Mohit and Gunjan. Nand Lal assured that he had connections in Railway Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and would get the children job. The Respondent No. 2 paid Rs.14 Lakhs for getting the Government job for her children, to Nand Lal and Jatin Rajput. After making the transfer of the money in the Account of Nand Lal and Jatin Rajput, the Respondent No. 2 along with her children, went to Lucknow where they met a man, namely,

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Mahesh Singh and thereafter, went to Gaya, Bihar, for securing their jobs in Indian Railways.

The Applicant was asserted to be an employee of Indian Railway, who is working in Lucknow. However, it is stated that he is neither an employee of Indian Railways nor has any connection with the money of the Respondent No. 2, which was admittedly transferred to the Account of Nand Lal and Jatin Rajput. He has been implicated falsely in this case. 9. It is further submitted that the Applicant is in judicial custody since 28.04.2025. The Charge-Sheet has already been filed. No custodial interrogation is required. There is no likelihood of Applicant interfering with the evidence or tampering with the evidences. A prayer is therefore, made that he may be granted Regular Bail. 10. Status Report has been filed on behalf of the State wherein the details of the investigations have been explained. It is submitted that it is a case where Applicant in connivance with the other co-accused, has cheated the Complainant by taking money on the pretext of getting a Government job in the Indian Railways. Ms. Sushila Yadav, the wife of the Applicant, was not arrested and the Charge-Sheet against her, has been filed without arrest. Nand Lal and Jatin Rajpur have been placed in Column No. 12. The Applicant despite repeated Notices, willfully evaded investigations. There are serious and grave allegations about the pre-meditated financial fraud and conspiracy to cheat innocent persons. The Bail is, therefore, opposed. Submissions heard and the record perused .

It is a case where the Complainant in an endeavour to secure the job of her children, had paid a total of Rs.14 Lakhs to the Account of her maternal Uncle and Jatin Rajput and had allegedly paid Rs.7 Lakhs in cash

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during the period November 2020 till July, 2021. The money had got credited to the Account of the maternal uncle, Nand Lal and his son, Jatin Rajput, but they have been placed in Column No. 12. It is the case of the Prosecution that the amount of approximately Rs.14 Lakhs received in these two accounts, were transferred to the Account of Smt. Sushila, wife of the Applicant.

As per the Status Report, the investigations are complete and the Charge-Sheet already stands filed. The Applicant is in judicial custody since 28.04.2025

Considering the totality of circumstances, the Accused/Applicant is granted Regular Bail, on the following terms and conditions:

a) The Petitioner/Accused shall furnish a personal bond of Rs.35,000/- and one surety of the like amount, subject to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court.

b) The Petitioner/Accused shall appear before the Court as and when the matter is taken up for hearing;

c) The Petitioner/Accused shall provide his mobile number/changed mobile number to the IO concerned which shall be kept in working condition at all times;

d) The Petitioner/Accused shall not indulge in any criminal activity and shall not communicate or intimidate the witnesses. e) In case the Petitioner/Accused changes his residential address, the same shall be intimated to learned Trial Court and to the concerned I.O.

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The copy of this Order be communicated to the concerned Jail Superintendent, as well as, to the learned Trial Court. 15. The Bail Application is accordingly disposed of. Pending Applications, if any, also stand disposed of.

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J

NOVEMBER 13, 2025/RS

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