The Delhi High Court refused bail to Ajay Kumar Nayyar, accused of impersonating Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s nephew to cheat a businessman of Rs 3.9 crore. The Court cited the gravity of the offense and risk of misuse of liberty.
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to a man accused of cheating a businessman of ₹3.9 crore by pretending to be the nephew of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Justice Girish Kathpalia, while hearing the matter, dismissed the bail plea of the accused, Ajay Kumar Nayyar.
The Court said,
“Considering the nature and expanse of the allegations against the accused/applicant (Nayyar) coupled with the pending consideration of amendment in charge to include the offences under Section 467/471/120B IPC, punishable with life imprisonment and also keeping in mind the antecedents, at this stage, I do not find it a fit case to grant bail to the accused.”
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According to the case, Nayyar had allegedly promised the complainant that he could secure a government tender worth Rs 90 crore for the supply of leather, meant for the renovation of the President’s estate.
The prosecution said that the complainant met Nayyar at the Jalandhar Gymkhana Club through a family friend. During this meeting, Nayyar introduced himself as “Ajay Shah,” claiming to be the nephew of Mr. Amit Shah. He also assured the complainant that he would help him get the government contract.
It was further alleged that Nayyar showed the complainant a demand draft of Rs 90 crore in favour of his company.
In return, he asked the complainant to pay Rs 2.5 crore as processing fees. Over time, after several meetings, the complainant ended up paying a total of Rs 3.90 crore to Nayyar through both cash and RTGS transfers.
Later, the accused allegedly showed another demand draft, this time of Rs 127 crore, telling the complainant that the tender value had been revised from Rs 90 crore to Rs 127 crore.
When the complainant realised that he was being cheated, he filed a police complaint. Based on this complaint, Nayyar was arrested in December 2021.
In his bail application, Nayyar argued that charges were already framed in 2022 and that the trial would take a long time to finish. He therefore sought release on bail.
However, the prosecution strongly opposed the bail plea. They argued that the case was still under consideration for amendment of charges, which may also include serious offences like criminal conspiracy and the use of forged cheques given as security.
Such offences, they said, are punishable with life imprisonment. According to the prosecutor, this meant that Nayyar’s four-year custody could not be considered a strong ground for bail.
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The prosecutor also informed the Court that Nayyar had a criminal past and was allegedly involved in another similar cheating case. In that matter, he had settled the dispute by paying ₹75 lakh to the complainant.
Ultimately, the Court agreed with the prosecution’s submissions and denied bail to Ajay Kumar Nayyar, keeping in view the seriousness of the fraud, the pending charges, and his criminal history.
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