BAIL APPLN./4457/2026 of DHEERAJ RAGHAV Vs STATE NCT OF DELHI on 15 October 2026

1. The accused/applicant seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 312/2026 of PS IGI Airport for offence under Section 420 IPC.

2. Broadly speaking, allegation against the accused/applicant is that while working as a second-hand car dealer, he sold one Mahindra Thar for a GIRISH KATHPALIA

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sum of Rs. 13,00,000/- to the complainant de facto in the year 2024, but later the complainant de facto came to know that the said car was already under hypothecation with a bank, so he lodged the FIR. The complainant de facto is an official of GST Department, but he alleges having paid Rs.13,00,000/- in cash.

3. Learned counsel for accused/applicant submits that the complainant de facto was clearly apprised of the hypothecation by the accused/applicant by way of sending WhatsApp pictures of the RC but the IO has not investigated the screenshot of the concerned WhatsApp message. A printout of the said WhatsApp message is handed over to the IO along with a printout of the relevant page of the relevant website of transport department.

4. Further, it is alleged by learned counsel for accused/applicant that even the cash receipts relied upon by the IO are not the original one, regarding which, the accused/applicant has already lodged a complaint of forgery.

5. Learned counsel for complainant de facto appearing through videoconferencing submits that he also has to give certain documents to the IO, which need to be investigated in detail. Learned APP for State submits that those documents also shall be analyzed.

6. In the above backdrop, learned APP for State, on instructions of IO/SI Madan Lal, submits that presently, the evidence available is not sufficient to arrest the accused/applicant and investigation is at nascent stage, so as and GIRISH KATHPALIA

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when evidence sufficient to arrest is collected by the IO, he shall give one week pre-arrest notice to the accused/applicant so that he may approach the court again for grant of anticipatory bail.

7. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail and the accompanying application are disposed of on assurance of the State that as and when evidence sufficient to arrest the accused/applicant is collected by the IO, a pre-arrest notice of at least one week shall be issued by the IO in writing to the accused/applicant, so that the accused/applicant may seek appropriate remedy from this Court.

GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) OCTOBER 15, 2026/as

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2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4a fec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cac ca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5 d15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c48796 5ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.10.15 18:16:21 +05'30'