Deepak S @ Shakthivelu Deepak v. Cyber Crime Police Station
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted under S.438 Cr.PC / S.482 BNSS; CRL.P No. 13629 of 2024; High Court of Karnataka; Justice Mohammad Nawaz; decided 24-01-2025; petitioner Deepak S @ Shakthivelu Deepak, Director of 'Poltergeist Pay Technologies', accused No.18 (not in FIR) in Crime No.25/2024, Cyber Crime Police Station Bengaluru City; offences Ss.419, 420 IPC and 66(C), 66(D) IT Act; online trading / WhatsApp-group investment fraud; complainant P.Raghunath Achari; alleged cheating amount Rs.1,52,99,599/-; case pending before 45th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru; bail conditions: personal bond Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties (one local), appearance before IO within ten days, no tampering, regular court attendance; co-Directors already enlarged on bail by trial Court; offences not punishable with death or life imprisonment.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner/accused No.18 in Crime No.25/2024 of Cyber Crime Police Station, Bengaluru City, to be released in the event of his arrest subject to: (a) appearance before the Investigating Officer within ten days and execution of a personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties for the likesum, one of them a local surety; (b) furnishing address/contact number and informing the I.O. of any change; (c) not tampering with prosecution evidence/witnesses directly or indirectly; and (e) regularly attending the Court proceedings.