$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010355792026 + BAIL APPLN. 3135/2026 ARPIT JAIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ajit Kumar Thakur, Adv. (through VC) versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 05.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 23641-42/2026 (for exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Accordingly, the applications stand disposed of. BAIL APPLN. 3135/2026 3. The present application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), read with Section 528 thereof, seeking grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No. 19/2026 registered at Police Station Special Cell, Dwarka, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 308, 318(4), 319(2) and 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’). 4. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant is a B.Tech student, and his bank account was misused by his friends, and he has 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 07/08/2026 at 11:21:42 no role to play in the alleged transactions. 5. Per contra, learned APP for the State, who appears on advance notice, submits that the complainant, a foreign national, was subjected to a digital arrest scam involving approximately Rs. 2.40 crores. Out of the cheated amount, a sum of Rs. 35,00,000/- was transferred to the account of the Applicant and, subsequently, the Applicant used some of the said amount. 6. This Court has heard learned counsel for the parties. 7. As per the investigation, an amount of Rs. 35,00,000/- was credited into the personal savings account of the Applicant. The allegations pertain to a larger cyber fraud syndicate involving a substantial amount. At this stage of the investigation, custodial interrogation of the Applicant appears necessary to unearth the larger conspiracy, trace the money trail and identify the co- conspirators. 8. Having regard to the nature and gravity of the allegations, the stage of the investigation and the requirement of custodial interrogation, this Court is not inclined to exercise its discretionary jurisdiction to grant anticipatory bail to the Applicant. 9. Accordingly, the present application is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 10. Needless to state, the observations made herein are only for the purpose of deciding the present application and shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. 11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 5, 2026/prg/m 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 07/08/2026 at 11:21:42