Delhi HC denies bail to man accused of defrauding businessman of Rs 3.9 crore by impersonating Amit Shah’s nephew

‘Don’t find it a fit case to grant bail,’ says judge

Written by Sohini Ghosh

New Delhi | September 4, 2025 05:39 AM IST

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The businessman grew suspicious and lodged a complaint after the accused informed him that the cost of tender increased to Rs 127 crore.

More than three years after a man was jailed for defrauding a businessman of Rs 3.9 crore by impersonating Union home minister Amit Shah’s nephew, the Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant him bail.

While dismissing the bail plea, Justice Girish Kathpalia reasoned, “Considering the nature and expanse of the allegations against the accused/applicant 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/applicant.”

In 2021, the accused, Ajay Nayyar, along with his accomplices, allegedly defrauded a businessman of Rs 3.9 crore while posing as Ajay Shah, Amit Shah’s nephew, according to the complaint filed by the businessman. He allegedly assured the complainant of a government contract worth Rs 90 crore for the supply of leather for renovation of the President’s Estate.

The businessman grew suspicious and lodged a complaint after the accused informed him that the cost of tender had increased to Rs 127 crore from Rs 90 crore. Ajay was arrested in December 2021 for the offences of cheating and criminal conspiracy based on an FIR filed at Crime Branch.

While seeking bail, Ajay Nayyar had referred to bail granted in January by the Supreme Court to co-accused Raj Kumar Nayyar. The bench of Justices Abhay Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan in the top court, while recording that the offence is magistrate triable with maximum punishment of seven years, had granted bail while noting that he had already spent four years in custody.

However, in Ajay’s case, opposing the bail plea, the prosecution told the court that the trial court is already considering to amend the charge and add charges for offences under IPC sections 467 (forgery of security),471 ) (using as genuine a forged document), 120B (criminal conspiracy) over forged cheques given by Ajay as security to the complainant in the case, and the offences have a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.

The prosecution further highlighted that he was involved in another similar case of cheating, which he settled by paying Rs 75 lakh to the complainant of that case, and that amount was drawn by the accused from the amount received by him in the present case.

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