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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
AJAY DIGPAUL
Irfan – Appellant
Versus
State (Govt Of NCT Delhi) – Respondent
ORDER :
CRL.M.A. 21935/2025
1. Exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions.
2. The application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 5062/2025 & CRL. M.A. 21936/2025
3. The factual matrix of the case, as discerned from the record, is set out as follows:
I. The genesis of the present criminal proceedings lies in a complaint dated 23.01.2025 lodged by the complainant/respondent no. 2, Mr. Jasvinder Singh Bahra, a 63-year-old citizen.
II. The said complaint was addressed to the Cyber Police Station, South-West District, Delhi, wherein, it was alleged that the complainant had been induced, under the guise of a fraudulent online coin trading scheme, to part with a substantial sum of Rs.33,28,196/- over a span of several months from June, 2024 to January, 2025.
III. It was averred that the complainant, having been lured by an advertisement on Facebook regarding the sale and purchase of old currency coins, entered into communication with one Mr. Sanjay Sharma. The said individual, impersonating himself and others including an RBI official and even a police officer, succeeded in extracting money from the complainant under various pretexts such as registration fees, courier charges, tax payments, and
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