$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010262142026 + BAIL APPLN. 2242/2026 & CRL.M.A. 18049/2026 CHETAN SEHRAWAT .....Petitioner Through: Manu Sharma, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Arjun Kakkar and Mr. Kartik Khanna, Advs. versus STATE GOVT NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 04.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), seeking grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No. 101/2026 registered at Police Station Dwarka North, for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’). 3. Learned Senior Counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant is not named in the FIR and that, even after four months of investigation, the only material against him is a transaction of Rs.94,000/- and the disclosure statement of a co-accused. 4. Learned Senior Counsel further submits that the Applicant is carrying 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 05/08/2026 at 11:21:46 on a legitimate business, as reflected from the Income Tax Returns placed on record, and is willing to return to India and join the investigation. 5. Per contra, learned APP for the State, relying upon the Status Report, submits that the Applicant's mobile number, e-mail address and Merchant ID are connected with one of the companies allegedly involved in the commission of the offence and disclose his active role in the syndicate. It is further submitted that despite repeated notices, the Applicant failed to join the investigation and left the country. Custodial interrogation is stated to be necessary for unearthing the larger conspiracy and tracing the money trail. 6. This Court has heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material placed on record. 7. Though no doubt, the account of the Applicant is not alleged to have been used in the commission of the offence and his name has surfaced only in the disclosure statement of one of the co-accused, the plea of the prosecution, as reflected in the Status Report, is that the Applicant is one of the main persons behind the alleged cyber fraud amounting to approximately Rs. 83 crores. 8. This Court also cannot lose sight of the conduct of the Applicant. The record reveals that, despite being aware of the pendency of the investigation, the Applicant joined the investigation only twice and thereafter left India without informing the Investigating Officer or obtaining any permission. The Applicant is stated to have travelled from Thailand to Dubai and is presently residing in Dubai. 9. In these circumstances, no ground for exercise of the discretionary jurisdiction of this Court for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Accordingly, the present application is dismissed. Pending application(s), if 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 05/08/2026 at 11:21:46 any, stands 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 4, 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 05/08/2026 at 11:21:46