CRM-M-18975- IN THE H HARI OM STATE OF HAR 1 The dat 2 The dat 3 The dat website 4 Whethe pronoun pronoun 5 The del judgme CORAM: HON Present: Mr. Mr. N **** MANISHA BATR 1. The 483 of Bharatiya of regular bail in under Sections 31 “BNS”) and Sectio Gurugram. -2026 (O&M) 1 THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB A CHANDIGARH Versus HARYANA he date when the judgment is reserved he date when the judgment is pronoun he date when the judgment is uploaded ebsite hether only operative part of the judg ronounced or whether the full judgmen ronounced he delay, if any, of the pronouncement dgment and reasons thereof. HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANIS Sonal Singh Godara, Advocate fo Mr. Neeraj Poswal, AAG, Haryana **** BATRA, J. The instant petitioner has been filed atiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in case arising out of FIR No.37 ons 318(4), 241, 61(2) of Bharatiya N Section 66D of IT Act at Police Stati JAB AND HARYANA AT ARH CRM-M-18975-2026 (O&M) ... Petitioner ...Respondent served 12.05.2026 onounced 13.05.2026 loaded on the 13.05.2026 e judgment is dgment is Full cement of full Not applicable ANISHA BATRA cate for the petitioner filed by the petitioner under Section , 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for grant 379 dated 24.10.2025 registered tiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short e Station Cyber Crime East, District oner dent ction grant tered short strict AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.15 13:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-18975- 2. The a complaint submitt that he was workin platform, he came were exchanged b Bareily (Uttar Prad in Delhi for the p the complainant to Everywhere”. On complainant and s purpose of treatm with a sum of R accounts on askin accounts were belo petitioner to perfo promise. By alleg Shivi and was ma matter. 3. After The details of su issued to the conc forms and bank a petitioner was joi -2026 (O&M) 2 The aforementioned FIR was registe ubmitted by the complainant Shubha working in a private company in Guru came into contact with a girl. They ged between them. The girl disclosed ar Pradesh) and represented to the com the purpose of treatment of her moth nant to join her on Telegram App at an . On joining the said App, she sha t and some time thereafter asked him treatment of her mother. In this man of Rs.40 lakhs which was transferr asking of the above said Shivi. re belonging to her family members o perform marriage with her but the y alleging that he had been cheated a as made a victim of cyber crime, he p After registration of FIR, investigatio of suspicious mobile numbers were e concerned banks for the purpose of bank account statements of the bene as joined into investigation in this c registered on the basis of a written hubham Aggarwal alleging therein n Gurugram. Through Chatib online They started chatting and messages sclosed her name as Shivi resident of he complainant that she was residing r mother. Thereafter she convinced at an ID in the name of “Positivity he shared her photographs with the ed him to give some money for the is manner, she induced him to part ansferred by him in different bank ivi. She had projected that those bers or friends. She had assured the but then backed out from the said eated at the hands of the above-said e, he prayed for taking action in the stigation proceedings were initiated. s were collected and notices were se of obtaining the account opening beneficiary account holders. The this case on 31.10.2025. He was ritten erein nline ages nt of iding nced tivity h the r the part bank those d the said said n the ated. were ning The was AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.15 13:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-18975- interrogated and su crime by disclos committing offenc profiles of female alluring them on t extract money fro social media platf for the purpose o indulged since the accused Shubham and co-accused Sh 4. It is a falsely implicated for further investig triable by Magistr useful purpose w antecedents are cle bail. 5. Per c against the petition the co-accused an and by further sen with huge amount -2026 (O&M) 3 and suffered a disclosure statement ad disclosing that he alongwith the c fences of cheating and defrauding p emales and by alluring male persons m on the promise of performing marria ey from them. He disclosed that he h platform and had made him transfe pose of betting on online gaming a ce the year 2020. During the course bham Indoliya was also arrested. In sed Shubham Indoliya stands conclude It is argued by learned counsel for t icated in this case. He is in custody s nvestigation as the same stands conclu agistrate. The trial will take consid ose would be served by detaining hi are clean. It is, therefore, argued that Per contra, learned State counsel ha etitioner are quite serious and specific sed and by creating a fake female pro er sending messages to the complaina mount of money which was used by h ent admitting his involvement in the the co-accused was indulged in ding public persons by making fake rsons to join such platforms and by marriage with such persons, used to at he had joined the complainant on transfer different amounts of money ing applications in which he was course of investigation, another co- ed. Investigation qua the petitioner ncluded. l for the petitioner that he has been stody since long. He is not required concluded. The subject offences are considerable time to conclude. No ing him in custody anymore. His ed that he deserves to be released on nsel has argued that the allegations pecific in nature. By conniving with ale profile in the name of one Shivi plainant, he had induced him to part ed by him for the purpose of betting n the d in fake d by ed to nt on oney was - ioner been uired s are No His d on tions with Shivi part tting AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.15 13:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-18975- on online gaming intimidating the w lakhs was transfer petitioner’s comm therefore, argued t 6. This C for the parties at co 7. The p a conspiracy in pu the fictitious name inducing the comp him a victim of c surge in internet p crime are on the i Internet are cheat increasing expone allegations against stage. Some of t petitioner may inti stated to be unfoun allegations as lev opinion that the Accordingly, the p -2026 (O&M) 4 aming applications. There are chances the witnesses, if extended benefit o ransferred in petitioner’s own bank a committing similar offences if exte gued that the petition does not deserve This Court has heard the rival submis es at considerable length. The petitioner alongwith the co-accu in pursuance of which, an account w s name of one Shivi and the said accou complainant to part with a huge amo of cyber crime. This country has ernet penetration over the past decad n the increase. The unscrupulous per cheating the victims. The potentia xponentially. The instant one is the against the petitioner are serious in nat e of the co-accused are yet to be arrest ay intimidate the witnesses or commit unfounded at this stage. Taking into c as levelled against the petitioner, th t the petitioner does not deserve to , the petition is dismissed. hances of petitioner’s absconding or nefit of bail. An amount of Rs.10 ank account. There are chances of if extended benefit of bail. It is, eserve to be allowed. ubmissions made by learned counsel accused is alleged to have hatched ount was opened on Social media in account was used for the purpose of e amount of money thereby making y has been witnessing a significant decade. The cases related to cyber us persons by gaining access to the otential of such cyber criminals is is the case of similar nature. The in nature. The trial is at its nascent arrested. The apprehension that the ommitting similar offences cannot be into consideration the gravity of the er, this Court is of the considered rve to be extended benefit of bail. g or s.10 es of It is, unsel ched ia in se of king icant yber o the is The scent t the ot be f the ered bail. AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.15 13:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-18975- 8. It is, be construed as an and shall not influ 9. Since any, is rendered in 13.05.2026 Amit Sharma -2026 (O&M) 5 It is, however, clarified that the obse d as an expression of opinion of this C t influence the outcome of the trial in a Since the main petition has been dism ered infructuous. (MA Whether speaking/reasoned:- Yes Whether reportable:- Yes/No e observations made above shall not this Court on the merits of the case ial in any manner. dismissed, pending application, if (MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE Yes/No l not case n, if AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.15 13:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.