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Raj Kumar v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC21 Apr 2026BAIL APPLN./1312/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Regular bail granted; cyber financial fraud; mule bank accounts; receipt and liquidation of cheating proceeds; self-drawn cheque withdrawals; tracing through bank identity documents; parity with bailed main accused Sudhanshu Batra; account holders Ramneek Tandon, Payal Mehra, Guneet Kaur Kalra bound down not arrested; NCRP; BNS Section 317(2)/61(2)/112; FIR No. 103/2025 PS Cyber North-West Delhi; personal bond Rs. 25,000 with like surety; Bail Appln. 1312/2026; High Court of Delhi; Girish Kathpalia; decision date 21.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

Release on regular bail upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the trial court; copy of order to be transmitted to the concerned Jail Superintendent. ¶7

Raj Kumar Vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether regular bail should be granted to the accused/applicant (Raj Kumar) in FIR No. 103/2025, PS Cyber North-West Delhi, for offences under Section 317(2)/61(2)/112 of BNS, wherein his alleged role was withdrawing money from mule bank accounts on self-drawn cheques.

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Court's answer

Because the main accused Sudhanshu Batra had already been granted bail and the first layer (mule) account holders were simply bound down and not arrested, the court found no reason to further deprive the accused/applicant of liberty.

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Ratio / Principle

The bail application is allowed and the accused/applicant is directed to be released on bail, subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail Appln. 1312/2026 (High Court of Delhi, Girish Kathpalia J., oral judgment dated 21.04.2026): Regular bail granted to Raj Kumar, accused in FIR No. 103/2025 of PS Cyber North-West Delhi for offences under Section 317(2)/61(2)/112 of BNS. Prosecution case: information from the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal led to the FIR, revealing several mule bank accounts in North-West Delhi used to receive and liquidate proceeds of cheating from across the country; three such accounts were held by Mrs. Guneet Kaur Kalra, Mrs. Payal Mehra and Mr. Ramneek Tandon and were opened by the main accused Sudhanshu Batra; the applicant's ascribed role was withdrawing money from those accounts on self-drawn cheques, on the strength of whose encashment he was traced via identity documents submitted to the bank. Granting bail, the court relied especially on the fact that the main accused had already been granted bail by the Court of Sessions and the first layer account holders had merely been bound down and not arrested. Condition imposed: personal bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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% Date of Decision: 21.04.2026

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- BAIL APPLN. 1312/2026 RAJ KUMAR .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Arun Kumar Bharti and Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocates.

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versus

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STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Naveen, PS Cyber/NW.

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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. 103/2025 of Police Station Cyber North-West Delhi for offence under Section 317(2)/61(2)/112 of BNS.

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After last date, status report was filed. I have heard learned counsel for accused/applicant and learned APP for State assisted by IO/SI Naveen.

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Broadly speaking, the prosecution case is as follows. From records of National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), information was obtained

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BAIL APPLN. 1312/2026

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GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.21 05:47:10 -07'00'

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Da te:2 1.04.2026 18:19:26

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leading to registration of the FIR, which revealed operation of several mule bank accounts in the area of North-West Delhi. Those accounts were being used for receipt and liquidation of the proceeds of cheating from across the country. Three of such mule bank accounts were identified and the same were being held by Mrs. Guneet Kaur Kalra, Mrs. Payal Mehra and Mr. Ramneek Tandon. Investigation has revealed that those accounts were opened by the main accused namely Sudhanshu Batra. The role ascribed to the present accused/applicant is that he withdrew money from those accounts on the basis of self-drawn cheques. As per prosecution, the selfcheque is allowed to be encashed provided the presenter submits his identity documents and it is on the basis of those identity documents that the accused/applicant was traced out.

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Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that he is innocent and has been falsely implicated. It is also submitted that it is not believable that the accused/applicant, knowing the consequences, would so gullibly hand over his identity documents to the bank at the time of encashment of those self-cheques. Further, it is submitted that the main accused Sudhanshu Batra has already been granted bail by the Court of Sessions while the three account holders namely, Ramneek Tandon, Payal Mehra and Guneet Kaur Kalra were not even arrested.

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Learned APP for State assisted by IO submits that Ramneek Tandon, Payal Mehra and Guneet Kaur Kalra have been bound down to appear before the trial court. It is contended by learned APP that the offence involved is of serious nature, so the accused/applicant does not deserve bail.

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BAIL APPLN. 1312/2026 Page 2 of 3 pages

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Da te:2 1.04.2026 18:19:26

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Considering the above circumstances, especially that the main accused Sudhanshu Batra has been granted bail and the first layer account holders were simply bound down and not arrested, I find no reason to further deprive the accused/applicant liberty.

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Therefore, the application is allowed and accused/applicant is directed to be released on bail subject to his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court.

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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,
2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4a
GIRISH fec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626ca
cca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID -
7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi,
KATHPALIA serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c48796
5ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA
Date: 2026.04.21 05:46:50 -07'00'

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GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE)

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APRIL 21, 2026/ dr

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BAIL APPLN. 1312/2026

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Page 3 of 3 pages

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Da te:2 1.04.2026 18:19:26

Raj Kumar v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi

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