Keshav Kumar v. State NCT Of Delhi
$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHIAT NEW DELHI + KESHAV KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Vikram Singh Panwar, Mr. Anil Panwar, Mr. Syed Mohd. Shoeb, Mr.
Abhimanyu Singh and Mr. Neeraj Maurya, Advocates.
versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through:
Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN
O R D E R
% 13.02.2026 1.
Applicant seeks regular bail in FIR No. 0038/2024 dated 07.06.2024, for commission of offences under Sections 170/420/120B of IPC, registered at P.S. Cyber Police Station Central.
2.
The abovesaid FIR was registered on the basis of complaint made by Ms. Sumitaa Teckchandani, who was kept under digital arrest and lost Rs. 19,00,000/-, which was transferred from her account to one account of M/s Lokeaj Innovation Pvt. Ltd., maintained with Punjab National Bank. 3.
The abovesaid firm was found in name of Lokesh Gupta and Ajay Kumar.
4.
Such Lokesh Gupta has already been arrested and is in custody. 5.
After the arrest of Lokesh Gupta, the police team reached one Manoj Chaudhary and when Manoj Chaudhary was arrested, he made disclosure about the involvement of Keshav Kumar (applicant herein). It is in the abovesaid backdrop that the applicant was arrested. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
6.
There is allegation against him that when the premises, from where he was arrested, was searched, there was recovery of incriminating material including cheque books, SIM cards, PAN cards, debit cards, stamps etc. 7.
Undoubtedly, the investigation qua the applicant is already over and the charge-sheet has already been filed before the concerned Magisterial Court.
8.
Learned counsel for the applicant, in all fairness, submits that there is one more similar FIR against him but he is on bail in the abovesaid case, which was registered in the year 2022.
9.
Learned counsel for the applicant also submits that though the applicant has no connection with the offence in question and is not even the beneficiary of any amount, much less the abovesaid sum of Rs. 19,00,000/-, the applicant, without prejudice to his rights and as a good gesture, would deposit a sum of Rs. 10,00,000/- with the learned Registrar General of this Court within two working days. He submits that he has already prepared a draft in the name of Registrar General of this Court. Copy of the same has been shown during the course of consideration and is taken on record. Copy, thereof, has also been supplied to learned APP for the State. Let the same be done.
10.
Keeping in mind the overall facts and the fact that the applicant is no longer required for any further investigational purpose and the charge-sheet has already been filed and, reportedly, one other accused is also on bail, the applicant is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing personal bond in a sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety of like amount, subject to the satisfaction of learned Trial Court/CMM/Duty Magistrate with the condition that he shall not try to contact any of the public witness, directly or indirectly. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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Learned Trial Court may also be apprised about the deposit of the abovesaid amount and it will be entirely upto the learned Trial Court to take appropriate decision with respect to release of the said amount, at appropriate stage.
12.
Application stands disposed of in aforesaid terms. MANOJ JAIN, J FEBRUARY 13, 2026/sw/js The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.