AMIT SHARMA, J. Page 2 of 43

1. The present application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 („ Cr.P.C .‟) read with Sections 12 and 21(4) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act, 1999 („MCOCA‟) seeks regular bail in case FIR No.

208/2021, under Sections 170/384/386/388/419/420/506/186/353/468/471/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 („ IPC ‟), Sections 3/4 of MCOCA and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act , registered at P.S. Special Cell. Background

2. The case of the prosecution is as under:

i.

The present FIR was registered on basis of a complaint of Ms. Aditi S. Singh alleging that on 15.06.2020, she received a call from one landline number on her mobile phone and the caller introduced himself as a senior officer in the Ministry of Law. It is alleged that the said caller proposed to help her in securing bail for her husband, who was in judicial custody in the cases relating to M/s Religare Enterprises Ltd. It is alleged that the said person demanded Rs. 20 Crores for getting the work done and conveyed the modalities regarding delivery of the money. It is further alleged that subsequently, the said caller, through his assoc