BAIL APPLN. 2990/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages $~68 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 30.07.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 2990/2026, CRL.M.A. 22569/2026 & CRL.M.A. 22570/2026 CHANDAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Samridhi Dobhal, Mr. Himanshu, Advocates versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Neeraj Kumar CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 674/2025 of Police Station Subhash Place, Delhi for offence under Section 318(4)/316(2)/3(5)/61(2)/112 BNS. 2. Broadly speaking, allegation against the accused/applicant is that he is the tenant of the office space, which space was being misused by the co- accused persons by running a racket for college admissions. It is alleged that the co-accused persons collected money from a number of persons, which GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4556 9af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155709 96b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.07.30 14:16:51 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:30.07.2026 14:40:43 Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLN. 2990/2026 Page 2 of 3 pages was to the total tune of Rs. 57,00,000/- under the pretext of getting them admitted in a college in Mumbai, but no such admission was arranged and the co-accused persons even refused to return money. 3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that there is no legally admissible evidence against the accused/applicant, so he deserves to be granted anticipatory bail. It is also submitted that even according to prosecution, not a single penny was received by the accused/applicant. It is further submitted that the co-accused Kumar Gaurav has already been granted regular bail. It is also submitted by learned counsel that the anticipatory bail application of the accused/applicant was dismissed by the Court of Sessions on 16.07.2026 but thereafter till date, the IO has not issued any notice to the accused/applicant to join investigation, which shows that the custodial interrogation of the accused/applicant is not required. It is explained by learned counsel that since co-accused persons are friends of the present accused/applicant, he allowed them to use his office space for running property dealer office, but they misused the liberty granted to them. 4. Learned APP for State assisted by IO/SI Neeraj Kumar accepts notice and fairly admits that apart from the disclosure statement of co-accused, there is no evidence against the present accused/applicant. However, the rent agreement of the office space has been collected by the IO. But as regards the contention that IO did not issue any notice to the accused/applicant to join investigation despite dismissal of anticipatory bail application by the Court of Sessions, no answer came from the IO except that now he shall GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af 3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996 b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.07.30 14:16:39 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:30.07.2026 14:40:43 Signature Not Verified BAIL APPLN. 2990/2026 Page 3 of 3 pages issue the notice. 5. In nutshell, as on date, the only evidence against the accused/applicant is that his office space was misused by his friends, the co-accused person. To add to it, as mentioned above, the IO also does not seem interested in any interrogation of the accused/applicant. Admittedly, not a single penny out of the allegedly cheated amount was received by the present accused/applicant. 6. Considering the overall circumstances as described above, I find no reason to deprive the accused/applicant liberty. 7. The application is allowed and it is directed that in the event of his arrest, the accused/applicant shall be released on bail, subject to his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 20,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the IO/SHO concerned. 8. It is also directed that as and when called in writing by the IO, the accused/applicant shall join investigation. GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) JULY 30, 2026/as GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec455 69af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557 0996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.07.30 14:16:24 +05'30' By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:30.07.2026 14:40:43