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Manjit Singh @ Manjeet Singh @Gulab Shera v. State NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC2 Apr 2025BAIL APPLN./903/2025

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In a bail application under IPC 419/420/34/120B, Justice Kathpalia granted regular bail to the petitioner charged with cheating. The petitioner claimed to be a driver involved in collecting cash. Despite the petitioner's role appearing minor, bail was granted subject to a bond to join investigation.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner released on bail on personal bond of 10,000 with one surety, directed to join investigation and not contact witnesses.

Manjit Singh @ Manjeet Singh @Gulab Shera Vs State NCT of… — Cheating and Forgery | Delhi HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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% Date of Decision: 02.04.2025

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- BAIL APPLN. 903/2025 MANJIT SINGH @ MANJEET SINGH @GULAB SHERA

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.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nirmalpreet Singh Hira, Advocate versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State with SI Rohit and Inspector Pramod, PS AATS/OND Dr. S.S. Hooda, Advocate for complainant de facto

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CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA

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J U D G M E N T (ORAL)

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The accused/applicant seeks regular bail in case FIR No.0455/2024 of PS Badli for offence under Section 419/420/34/120B of IPC. Status report is submitted by learned APP and the same is accepted across the board, to be scanned and made part of the file. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant as well as learned APP and also learned counsel for complainant de facto .

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Broadly speaking, the case set up by prosecution is that one Gaurav duped the complainant de facto , inducing him to pay Rs. 2,00,000/- and

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BAIL APPLN. 903/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages

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GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, ou=DELHI HIGH COURT, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, postalCode=110003, st=DELHI, serialNumber=D3E86796451EC45C07B5D15570996B40F80CBD2EEE60402C487965FF801E26FA, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.04.02 18:17:24 -07'00'

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Da te:0 2.04.2025 18:53:05

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2.164 kg of gold articles, assuring him a Congress party ticket for the Lok Sabha Elections. According to prosecution, three persons namely Gaurav, Gurpal and Manjit ( accused/applicant ) were involved in the cheating. Gurpal has been released on bail. Gaurav is yet to be arrested and has been declared Proclaimed Offender. The accused/applicant is in custody for past 10 months.

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Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that the only role ascribed to him is that he was driver of a taxi, engaged by Gaurav, at whose directions, the accused/applicant collected the bag of cash from the complainant de facto . Role ascribed to Gurpal is that he is owner of the said taxi.

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Learned APP submits that since Gaurav is absconding and has been declared Proclaimed Offender, granting bail to the accused/applicant would hamper efforts to arrest Gaurav.

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Learned counsel for complainant de facto submits that the accused/applicant can get Gaurav arrested. Further, learned counsel for complainant de facto discloses that Gaurav is involved in a number of cases of similar cheating, including few cases registered recently in Bihar.

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So far as possibility of the accused/applicant getting Gaurav arrested, that can occur once he is out of jail and is bound by condition to join

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BAIL APPLN. 903/2025 Page 2 of 3 pages

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Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Da te:0 2.04.2025 18:53:05

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investigation as and when directed. But looking into the overall allegation and role ascribed to the accused/applicant, I do not find it necessary to further deprive him of liberty. Besides, even as regards arrest of Gaurav, he was declared Proclaimed Offender on 04.12.2024 according to the IO. But thereafter, no serious effort seems to have been done by police to arrest Gaurav. It seems that the supervision over the investigation needs to be more diligent.

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Therefore, the application is allowed and the accused/applicant is directed to be released on bail subject to his furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. The accused/applicant shall join investigation as and when called in writing by the IO.

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The accused/applicant shall not contact any of the prosecution witnesses, failing which consequences shall follow.

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A copy of this order be immediately transmitted to the concerned Jail Superintendent for informing the accused/applicant.

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Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, ou=DELHI HIGH GIRISH COURT, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6 fb4835d435f97626cacca, postalCode=110003, st=DELHI, serialNumber=D3E86796451EC45C07B5D15570996B40F8 0CBD2EEE60402C487965FF801E26FA, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA KATHPALIA Date: 2025.04.02 18:16:44 -07'00'

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GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE)

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APRIL 2, 2025/ as

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BAIL APPLN. 903/2025 Page 3 of 3 pages

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Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Da te:0 2.04.2025 18:53:05

Manjit Singh @ Manjeet Singh @Gulab Shera v. State NCT of Delhi

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