Delhi court grants bail to man accused of posing as employee of Abu Dhabi Royal family and leaving Leela Hotel without paying ₹24 lakh bill

A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Mahamed Sharif, the man accused of posing as an employee of royal family of Abu Dhabi and staying at Delhi's Leela Hotel for over three months without paying the bills..Sharif was granted bail after the court was told that he has already settled the outstanding bill and the complainant (the hotel manager) also has no objection if he is released on bail. Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala of the Patiala House Court noted that no custodial interrogation is required by the investigating agency and that Sharif has been in custody since January 19."He is not required for any investigation purposes, therefore, no useful purpose is going to be served by keeping the applicatit/accused further in JC," the Court said. It, therefore, released him on bail on furnishing a bond of ₹50,000 and surety of the same amount. .The Delhi Police had arrested 41-year-old Sharif from Karnataka on January 19 on allegations that he stayed at the five-star hotel from August 1, 2022 to November 20, 2022 and left without paying the bill.The Police also said that Sharif stole silverware and other items from the hotel and now owes nearly ₹24 lakh.According to reports, the accused checked into the hotel using a fake business card and introduced himself as a functionary of the UAE government.A first information report (FIR) was registered against Sharif at Delhi's Sarojini Nagar Police station after a complaint was filed by the hotel staff.He has been charged with Sections 419 (cheating by impersonation), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) and 380 (theft in dwelling house) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).State was represented through Additional Public Prosecutor.Advocates Samar Khan, Abhishek Bakshi, Prashant Singh, Praful Sinha, Saud Khan, Shubhang Sharma, Tanvir Nayar and Siddharth Jain appeared for Sharif.Advocate Neueille Mukherji appeared for the complainant. .Man accused of leaving Leela Hotel without paying ₹24 lakh bill sent to police custody for 2 days