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 so forth.