JUDGMENT :

Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.

1. The instant application under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed seeking grant of bail to the applicants who are apprehending their arrest in connection with FIR No. 32/2021, registered under Sections 420/406/120B/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, at Police Station Dwarka-South, Delhi.

2. The FIR was registered at the instance of one Mrs. Rashmi Batra who in her complaint had alleged that the applicants had cheated her and several other persons by fraudulently taking money on the pretext of various investments and promising high rates of return on such investments ranging between 18% to 20% per annum. It was also stated that the applicants had represented that they were engaged in some wholesale as well as real estate business in Punjab and were well-known persons in the locality. Initially to gain the trust of the victims, the applicants had returned the money of some of the investors with the promised rate of return but the victims were again made to reinvest in some other investment schemes with more lucrative returns. However, this time, the accused persons succeeded in collecting huge amounts from the victims, but th