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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
SUMEET GOEL
Suhail – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SUMEET GOEL, J.
1. Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the BNS S ’) for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.19 dated 16.09.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318 (4) of , at Police Station Cyber Police Station, Narnaul.
2. The gravamen of the FIR in question reflects that the complainant namely Udai Singh, son of Shri Tulsi Ram and resident of Plot No. 477, HUDA, Sector-1, Narnaul, filed a written complaint concerning fraudulent withdrawals from his joint account (No.0360009900000377) maintained with his wife, Smt. Sumitra Yadav, at Punjab National Bank, Branch New Mandi, Narnaul. He alleged that on 31.08.2024, the complainant received calls from two mobile numbers i.e. 9306038251 at 12:58 PM and 9782238028 at 3:09 PM purportedly from a bank official, requesting payment of loan interest. The complainant informed the caller that he had already made advance payments toward the loan and as such no interest was due. The caller thereafter alleged that the amount had already been withdrawn from the loan account and, thus
Anticipatory bail is denied in cases of serious allegations involving cyber financial fraud, emphasizing the necessity for custodial interrogation to ensure thorough investigation and address broader....
The court emphasized that bail should not be granted in cases of serious cyber fraud due to potential systemic damage and the habitual nature of the offender's crimes.
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