$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 2240/2026 SOURAV GILL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pramod Kumar Dubey, Sr Adv. with Mr Arjun Syal, Mr. Satyam Sharma, Mr. Ramchandurni B. Siddhartha, Mr. Yash Saxena, Mr. Naman Verma, Ms. Khushi Arora, Ms. Khushboo, Advs. versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .....Respondent Through: Mr. Atul Guleria, SPP CBI with Mr. Aryan Rakesh, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 10.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 18044/2026 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of. BAIL APPLN. 2240/2026 The present petition has been filed under Section 482 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’) seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in RC No. RC231/2025/S0005 dated 18.08.2025 registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation, IOD, New Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 61/318/336/338/339/340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNS’) and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act, 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 13/07/2026 at 15:12:08 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IT Act’). 3. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that 6 co-accused in this case have already been granted anticipatory bail, one has been granted default bail and three have already been granted regular bail. 4. Learned APP for the State submits that the grant of anticipatory bail to the said co-accused persons has been challenged and the said matter is pending consideration before the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court today. 5. Learned counsel for the CBI submits that the present petitioners' names surfaced in the disclosure statements of the co-accused and that the magnitude of the offence is USD 40 million, wherein US citizens have been duped through a call centre at Punjab. 6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, since the other co-accused in the present case have already been granted anticipatory bail or regular bail, on the ground of parity, in the event of arrest, the present petitioner be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the SHO/IO concerned, subject to the following terms and conditions: i) The petitioner shall remain available on mobile numbers shared by him with the Police. ii) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make an attempt to influence the witnesses or tamper with the evidence in any manner. iii) In case of change of residential address/contact details, the petitioner shall promptly inform the concerned I.O/SHO. 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 13/07/2026 at 15:12:08 iv) The petitioner shall join the investigation as and when called upon to do so by the Investigating Officer and shall cooperate with the investigation. 7. The petition is allowed in the above terms and disposed of accordingly. 8. Nothing stated herein shall be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. 9. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 10. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent for necessary information and compliance. 11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 10, 2026/ys/Av 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 13/07/2026 at 15:12:08