$~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010274852026 + BAIL APPLN. 2441/2026 AJAY @ RAKESH @ GOLU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kriti Ranjan & Mr. Vishal, Advs. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP, Mr. T. Balaji Maharana, Mr. Sahil Rana and Mr. Kunal Chaudhary, Advs. SI-Omkar, HC-Vikas Kumar, PS- Cyber South. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 02.09.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the other co-accused persons have already been granted regular bail by this Court and there is no role attributed to the present Applicant in the FIR. He further submits that no evidence has been collected against the Applicant till date by the Investigating Officer (IO). 3. Per contra, learned APP for the State submits that the Applicant is involved in a serious cyber offence and is a part of the cyber criminal syndicate which duped the innocent complainant on the pretext of installation of a Delhi Jal Board water meter. He further submits that the Applicant has already been declared a Proclaimed Offender (PO) by the learned Trial Court on 09.02.2026. 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 07/09/2026 at 11:27:07 4. He further submits that the Applicant was in constant touch with the co-accused persons, who have been granted regular bail only after remaining in custody for about 10 months, and that despite issuance of Non Bailable Warrants (NBWs) and proceedings under Section 84 of the BNSS against the Applicant, he did not join the investigation. 5. Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and learned APP for the State. 6. There can be no quarrel with the proposition that even if the Applicant has been declared a PO, the Court can still consider his application for anticipatory bail, however, there is no rule of law that anticipatory bail must necessarily be granted. The allegations against the Applicant are that he, along with the other co-accused persons, duped the complainant into believing that her Delhi Jal Board water connection would be disconnected if her account was not updated and, on the pretext of updating the account, she was cheated of an amount of Rs. 4,73,739/-. Not only is it alleged that the Applicant, along with the other co-accused persons, is involved in the cyber fraud, but he has also already been declared a PO by the learned Trial Court. 7. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to exercise its discretion in favour of the Applicant for grant of anticipatory bail. 8. Accordingly, the bail application is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 9. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 2, 2026/ys/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 07/09/2026 at 11:27:07