BAIL APPLN. 4556/2025 $~14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 4556/2025, CRL.M.A. 35166/2025, CRL.M.A. 35167/2025 AARTI CHOUDHARY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sunil Dalal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kunal Ahlawat, Mr. Sudhir Joon, Mr. Ankit Rana, Ms. Shipra Bali and Mr. Bharat Khurana, Advocates. versus CBI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anupam S. Sharrma, SPP with with Ms. Harpreet Kalsi, Mr. Vashishth Rao, Ms. Amisha P. Dash, Mr. Abhiyant Singh, Mr. Mayank Tyagi and Ms. Pragati Ojha, Advocates. Mr. Amit Dwivedi (DSP CBI). CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI O R D E R % 08.05.2026 CRL.M.A. 35168/2025 (exemption) Exemption granted, subject to just exceptions. The application stands disposed-of. BAIL APPLN. 4556/2025 By way of the present petition filed under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. RC2312022S0003 dated 13.12.2022 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 13/05/2026 at 11:00:15 BAIL APPLN. 4556/2025 registered under section 120-B read with sections 420/467/468/471/201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 at P.S.: CBI, IOD, Delhi. 2. Vidé order dated 26.11.2025 an interim protective order against arrest was granted in favour of the petitioner. The interim order has been continuing ever-since. 3. Mr. Sunil Dalal, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits, that the petitioner has been cooperating in the investigation. 4. Mr. Anupam S. Sharrma, learned SPP appearing for the Central Bureau of Investigation submits, that chargesheet now stands filed in the matter and the petitioner is no longer required for investigation. 5. Mr. Dalal submits, that the petitioner has in fact appeared before the learned trial court and has also furnished bond for appearance. 6. In the circumstances obtaining in the matter; and the fair stand taken by Mr. Sharrma, the present anticipatory bail petition is allowed; and it is directed that in the event of her arrest, the petitioner – Aarti Choudhary w/o Mr. Shubham Shokeen - shall be released on bail by the Investigating Officer/Arresting Officer subject to the following conditions: 6.1. The petitioner shall furnish a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five Thousand Only) with 01 surety in the like amount from a family member, to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer/Arresting Officer; 6.2. The petitioner shall furnish to the Investigating Officer a cellphone number on which the petitioner may be contacted at 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 13/05/2026 at 11:00:15 BAIL APPLN. 4556/2025 any time and shall ensure that the number is kept active and switched-on at all times; 6.3. If the petitioner has a passport, she shall surrender the same to the Investigating Officer and shall not travel out of the country without prior permission of the learned trial court; and 6.4. The petitioner shall not contact, nor visit, nor offer any inducement, threat or promise to any of the prosecution witnesses or other persons acquainted with the facts of case. The petitioner shall not tamper with evidence nor otherwise indulge in any act or omission that is unlawful or that would prejudice the proceedings in the pending trial. 7. The petition stands disposed-of in the above terms. 8. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed-of. ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J MAY 8, 2026/ak 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 13/05/2026 at 11:00:15