104 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Decided on: 24.12.2025

Yogesh Giri ..... Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ

Present: Mr. Ashish Soi, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Ms. Ramta Chowdhary, DAG, Punjab.

Rajesh Bhardwaj, J.

1. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a case FIR No.01 dated 08.02.2025, registered under Sections 318(4), 3(5) of BNS, 2023 at Police Station Cyber Crime

Jalandhar, District Police Commissionerate, Jalandhar.

2. Succinctly, facts of the case are that an application was filed against unknown persons regarding cheating. As per the inquiry conducted by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Economic Offences and Cyber Crime, Commissionerare Jalandhar, statement of complainant Sanjeev Mahindru was recorded, wherein it was alleged that he is a retired employee from Doordarshan Jalandhar and he has one son and one daughter, both are married and are living in Canada. His wife also went to Canada to meet their children and the complainant is living alone at home to take care of his elderly mother. On 11.11.2024, at about 08:30 a.m., he received Whatsapp call