JUDGMENT :

AVNEESH JHINGAN, J (ORAL)

1. The matter is taken up for hearing through video conference due to COVID-19 situation.

2. This petition is filed for grant of regular bail in case of FIR No. 166, dated 12th September, 2020, under Sections 419, 420 IPC and 66-D of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 (Section 120-B IPC and 3/14 Foreigner Act, 1946 added later on), registered at Police Station Cyber Crime, District Gurugram.

3. The FIR was on the basis of the complaint received from Dhirender Kumar. Complainant received a whatsapp message from a lady posing as an employee Anti Terrorist Department of UK Army. She offered a business partnership to open a medicine company. The complainant was told that one Antonio is coming to India with a box carrying 8.7 million U.S dollars, his phone numbers were given. On the pretext of getting box cleared, complainant was made to pay an amount of R20,000/- by Antonio. The amount was deposited in a bank account. Another amount of R44,000/- was demanded for transportation and documentation. The said amount was also deposited in the given bank account. The complainant was duped of more than one crore by getting demands on one pretext or ot