JUDGMENT :

SANJAY KAROL, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The present appeal has been preferred against the impugned judgment and order dated 06.02.2026 in CRA No. 475 of 2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, whereby the plea of the appellant - accused for default bail came to be dismissed in connection with FIR No. RC0682025E0004¹[Hereinafter ‘subject FIR’.] dated 04.07.2025 registered under Sections 61(2) read with 318, 336 and 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023,²[Hereinafter ‘BNS’.]; Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

3. The subject FIR came to be registered against (i) SP Cargo and Courier Services Pvt. Ltd; (ii) Sudhir Palande; (iii) Unknown private persons, and (iv) Unknown bank officials. The case set in the FIR is that reliable information was received by the Central Bureau of Investigation,³[Hereinafter ‘CBI’.], Mumbai that unknown cyber criminals are using sophisticated digital means to extort money from individuals. This has included using tools for impersonation and creating forged documents. Further, they are being assisted by bank officials for the deposit of the cyber fraud proceeds in