The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences under Section 66D of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 and Section 420 of IPC, in Crime No.69 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused persons received a total sum of Rs. 31,28,931/- with a promise to send cryptocurrency into her crypto wallet. However, after receiving the amount, the defacto complainant was cheated by the accused persons. There are totally four accused persons in this case and the petitioner has been arrayed as A4.

3. Considering the nature of allegations made in this case, this Court directed the petitioner to appear before the respondent police and give his statement along with all the relevant records. An order to that effect was passed on 10.12.2024.

Pursuant to this order, the petitioner appeared before the respondent police and his statement was recorded and the relevant documents were also collected. A report has also been filed today by the respondent police on the outcome of the enquiry conducted from the petitioner.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submit