Ram Singh vs State (Govt Of Nct Delhi)

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The petitioner Ram Singh sought anticipatory bail under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 in connection with FIR No. 322/2025 registered at P.S. Crime Branch, Delhi, for offences of cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and misappropriation of funds to the tune of approximately Rs. 12.04 crores. The allegations arose from a fraudulent scheme involving the purported purchase of a luxury property at DLF Camellias, Gurgaon, under the guise of a SARFAESI auction, wherein the complainant was induced to transfer large sums to co-accused persons through fabricated documents.

The petitioner contended that he was not named in the FIR, had no direct dealings with the complainant, and that his financial transactions with co-accused Mohit Gogia were in the ordinary course of his money-lending and finance business. The State opposed the grant of anticipatory bail on the basis of the petitioner's alleged role in the conspiracy and ongoing investigation against him, while all other co-accused persons had already been arrested and were in judicial custody.

The Court heard detailed submissions from senior counsel Mr. Mukul Rohatgi for the petitioner, Standing Counsel Mr. Sanjay Lao for the State, and counsel for the complainant, and proceeded to consider the matter on merits in the context of the allegations, the stage of investigation, and the principles governing the grant of pre-arrest bail.

Catchwords: anticipatory bail pre-arrest bail cheating forgery criminal conspiracy misappropriation of funds SARFAESI auction fabricated documents money-lending Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita co-accused in custody investigation pending