IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Dafda Jignesh Jethabhai ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent Date of decision: 20.03.2026 Date of Uploading : 20.03.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Akash Mehra, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. Present second petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.04 dated 26.04.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 61(2) of the BNS, 2023 and Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 at Police Station Cyber Crime, District Pathankot.

2. The petitioner had earlier applied for grant of regular bail before this Court which was dismissed as withdrawn on 12.02.2026. The relevant part of said order reads as under:-

“2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing for some time, seeks to withdraw the petition in hand at this stage.

3. Ordered accordingly.”

3. The prosecution case, as emanating from the record, is that the instant FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint made by one Ramesh Bhav