The North District, Rohini Court, Delhi, has granted regular bail to four accused persons in a case relating to the alleged operation of a fake Apple Support call centre and the cheating of foreign nationals. The orders were passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Priyanka Rajpoot, in separate bail applications filed by four accused, all arraigned in an FIR registered by the Crime Branch, North Delhi, under Sections 318(4), 319, 61(2) and 3(5) Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.
According to the prosecution, a raid was conducted on 16 December 2025 at a flat in Gulabi Bagh, Delhi, based on secret information regarding an illegal call centre. The police alleged that the accused, along with others, were operating a fake Apple Support call centre and cheating US citizens by inducing them to grant remote access to their devices and coercing them to purchase cryptocurrency, which was allegedly transferred to the wallets of associates.
During the search and seizure, all accused persons, along with the seized devices, were brought to the Crime Branch for further investigation.
While granting bail, the Court noted that apart from disclosure statements of the accused, there was no substantive material on record to establish that the applicants were running or operating an illegal call centre or any offence of cheating had actually been committed.
The Court recorded that no victim had been identified so far, no complaint from any foreign citizen had been received, and no money trail or wrongful loss had been established. It was also noted that the alleged victims were stated to be foreign nationals, and the investigating agency itself had stated that a response from the FBI was still awaited and may take considerable time
Considering that the alleged evidence was digital in nature and had already been seized, the Court held that the possibility of tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses was minimal. The Court also took note of the fact that the applicants were first-time offenders and continued judicial custody would not serve the ends of justice at this stage.
The accused were directed to furnish bail bonds of ₹50,000 each with one surety, subject to conditions including regular appearance before the court, non-tampering with evidence, cooperation with the investigation, and restriction on leaving Delhi without prior permission.
Appearances
Adv. Gurmukh Singh Arora
