Raj Kumar Vs State (NCT of Delhi) (Delhi High Court)
Summary: The Delhi High Court dismissed an anticipatory bail application filed by Raj Kumar in FIR No. 108/2025 registered at Police Station Cyber/Outer North for offences under Sections 420, 419, 468, 471 and 120B IPC. The judgment was delivered orally by Justice Girish Kathpalia on 20 August 2026.
The prosecution case arose from a complaint alleging cyber fraud by unknown fraudsters who had allegedly used the PAN Card and Aadhaar Card of the complainant de facto to open fake GST firms. The complainant stated that on 9 April 2024 she received a notice from the Income Tax Department and thereby discovered that two GST firms were linked to her PAN Card, despite her having never applied for GST registration or having any knowledge of the businesses concerned. She alleged that her PAN Card had been misused to fraudulently obtain GST registrations and conduct illicit financial activities in her name.
During investigation, the Investigating Officer visited the places from which the two firms were allegedly operating but found that no such firms existed. A subsequent technical investigation traced the mobile phone number being used for obtaining OTPs for filing GST returns. The investigation further found that the bank account linked with one of the GST numbers was fake and identified an email ID connected with one of the mobile numbers.
