$~58 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010342352026 + BAIL APPLN. 3016/2026 & CRL.M.A. 22773/2026 SAHIL KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kundan Chandravanshi, Mr. Ankur, Yadav, Mr. Ravi Kumar, Mr. Anshu Thakur and Mr. Priyanshu Thakur, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for State. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 31.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 22774/2026 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of. BAIL APPLN. 3016/2026 & CRL.M.A. 22773/2026 3. The present application has been filed under Section 482 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant in connection with e-FIR No. 119/2026 dated 18.03.2026, registered at Police Station Cyber, South-West District, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 319 and 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 4. The allegations arise out of a cyber fraud wherein the complainant is alleged to have been induced through Telegram and WhatsApp to transfer an 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 01/08/2026 at 10:47:48 amount of Rs.1,89,000/-. During the course of investigation, an amount of Rs.50,000/- out of the alleged cheated amount was traced to a bank account standing in the name of the applicant. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is a 19 year old student with no criminal antecedents. It is submitted that the applicant has cooperated with the investigation and his mobile phone has already been seized by the Investigating Officer. 6. Learned counsel further submits that no role has been attributed to the applicant in contacting or inducing the complainant and that his alleged involvement is confined to the receipt and onward transfer of Rs.50,000/- through his bank account. It is further submitted that the entire alleged cheated amount of Rs.1,89,000/- has already been paid to and received by the complainant, who has also acknowledged the receipt of the said amount before the learned Sessions Court. 7. Learned APP for the State opposes the application and submits that the role attributed to the applicant is distinct from that of the co-accused. It is submitted that while the complainant has received the cheated amount, the applicant is alleged to be one of the beneficiary account holders through whom the proceeds of crime were routed and the investigation regarding the money trail and the larger conspiracy is still in progress. 8. This Court has considered the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties. The applicant has joined the investigation on multiple occasions and the principal electronic device has already been seized by the Investigating Officer. The complainant has admittedly received the entire alleged cheated amount of Rs.1,89,000/-. The applicant's role is only confined to the receipt of Rs.50,000/- through his bank account. In the opinion of this 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 01/08/2026 at 10:47:48 Court, the investigation can continue effectively even while extending the benefit of anticipatory bail to the applicant, subject to appropriate conditions. Custodial interrogation of the applicant is, therefore, not warranted at this stage. 9. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the applicant shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer, subject to the following conditions: i. The applicant shall join the investigation as and when called by the Investigating Officer; ii. The applicant shall not directly or indirectly contact the complainant or any prosecution witness or tamper with the evidence; iii. The applicant shall furnish his mobile number to the Investigating Officer and shall keep the same operational at all times. Any change therein shall be intimated to the Investigating Officer; iv. The applicant shall not leave the country without the prior permission of the concerned Trial Court; and 10. The application is accordingly allowed. Pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 31, 2026/b/P 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 01/08/2026 at 10:47:48