NEW DELHI, June 21 -- The Delhi High Court recently rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Jagdish Das, a goldsmith accused of misappropriating part of 26 kg of gold (worth Rs 9.66 crore) delivered to his firm for jewellery manufacturing.

The Economic Offences Wing registered an FIR in 2022, and after Das failed to cooperate with the investigation, a non-bailable warrant (NBW) was issued against him. He was later declared a "proclaimed offender" under Section 82 of the CrPC. Justice Ravinder Dudeja dismissed the plea, stating, "Keeping in view the law and judicial precedents, anticipatory bail shall not be granted to a person who is a proclaimed offender under Section 82 of CrPC except in exceptional circumstances."

The court further no...