$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010342172026 + BAIL APPLN. 3014/2026 TAPAN KUMAR SAHOO ....Applicant Through: Mr. Arunav Patnak, Mr. Dhananjay Bhaskar Ray, Mr. Shailaditya Gopalkrishna, Mr. Vijay Misra and Ms. Pragya, Advs. Versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with SI Robin Khatana, PS.: Mayapuri and SI Prachi Ahlawat, PS.: Cyber West CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 15.09.2026 1. By virtue of the present application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the applicant seeks grant of regular bail in FIR No.82/2025 dated 28.11.2025 registered at PS.: Cyber Police Station, West District, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/61(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). 2. Status Report handed over by learned APP is taken on record. 3. As per FIR, the complainant alleged that he had been a victim of online financial fraud to the tune of Rs.4,00,000/- on the pretext of investing in online share market. During investigation, it was revealed that the cheated amount was routed through two bank accounts, one of which in the name of Sabitree Enterprises, a firm wherein the present applicant is one of the proprietors. An overall analysis of the said bank account 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 17/09/2026 at 11:16:21 revealed that a total of Rs.49,43,881/- were credited therein, out of which Rs.49,15,308/- have long been debited. 4. Involvement of the present applicant in the present offence led to his arrest on 25.01.2026 from Puri, Orissa. Thereafter, chargesheet came to be filed on 24.03.2026 with the present applicant arrayed as an accused therein. 5. In this factual backdrop, this Court has heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP, as also perused the materials on record. 6. As borne out, the applicant was actively involved in the commission of the present offence as he knowingly furnished his bank account details to be operated as a mule account, along with his own SIM card and net banking ID and password for facilitating more than one illegal transactions over a period of time. As per learned APP, there are as many as 21 complaints registered across the country alleging usage of the very same bank account of which the applicant is a beneficiary. 7. Therefore, the applicant is a part of an offence involving an organized and systematic online large-scale financial/ cyber fraud of misusing public funds, which has a pan India presence. Since the aforesaid being an economic offence have a direct bearing/ effect on the very economic fabric of the Society, the discretion of granting bail is to be exercised sparingly. 8. Also, though the chargesheet in the present FIR has been filed, however custodial interrogation of the applicant may be required to unearth and investigate the entire nexus of the persons involved, and/ or to dig out the money chain of transactions/ subsequent layers of money trail, for filing the supplementary chargesheet. 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 17/09/2026 at 11:16:21 9. Thus, in view of the aforesaid, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the applicant, at this stage. 10. Accordingly, the present application is dismissed. 11. Needless to say, expression of view(s) on the merits, if any, are solely for the purposes of adjudication of the present application and shall have no bearing on the overall case/ trial involved. SAURABH BANERJEE, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2026/bh/DA 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 17/09/2026 at 11:16:21