BAIL APPLN. 2550/2026 1 $~73 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 2550/2026 & CRL.M.A. 19623/2026 CHHOTE LAL DAS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shubham Prajapati, Mr. Pratik Yadav and Ms. Eram Afrin, Advocates. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for the State with SI Sandeep and SI Ravinder Kumar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN O R D E R % 09.07.2026 1. Applicant seeks regular bail in case arising out of FIR No.0630/2025 dated 03.12.2025, registered at P.S. Pahar Ganj for commission of offences under Sections 309(4)/3(5)/61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 (corresponding Sections 392/34/120B IPC). 2. The complainant in the present case is an army personnel, who came to Delhi on 22.12.2025. He was lured away by some hotel agent on the pretext that he would provide a cheap room but, eventually, he was robbed. 3. As per the allegations, after the check-in, some hotel staff told him that a girl could be provided to him. A girl was also sent to room, despite his refusal and, thereafter, she messaged her accomplices and the complainant was asked to forcefully transfer a sum of Rs.7,000/- from his account. 4. The abovesaid girl has yet not been arrested, though two other accused persons i.e. Sanjay (sweeper of the hotel in whose account the abovesaid 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 10/07/2026 at 11:16:49 BAIL APPLN. 2550/2026 2 amount was transferred) and Sohel Akhtar (Manager of the hotel) have been arrested. 5. Both the abovesaid two accused persons who are staff officials of the hotel in question are already on bail. 6. The learned Trial Court seems to have dismissed the bail application for the reason that as per the allegations appearing on record, at the time of forcing him to transfer the amount, the applicant had slapped the complainant. 7. The applicant is in judicial custody since 03.12.2025 and charges are yet to be ascertained. He is stated to be in incarceration for more than seven months. 8. Admittedly, there is one prior involvement of the applicant which has been disclosed in the affidavit. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that he is on bail in such other case which is of the year 2024. 9. The Nominal Roll of the applicant has also been requisitioned and has been perused which indicates his conduct in the jail to be satisfactory. 10. Keeping in mind the overall facts, the application is allowed. 11. The bail would be on the same terms and conditions on which his co-accused-Sanjay was enlarged on bail by the learned Trial Court vide order dated 08.05.2026. 12. The application stands disposed of. 13. Pending application also stands disposed of. 14. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned Court and also to the Jail Superintendent for necessary information and compliance. MANOJ JAIN, J JULY 9, 2026/ss/sk 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 10/07/2026 at 11:16:49 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 10/07/2026 at 11:16:49