IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Rajesh Gupta ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana and another ....Respondents Date of decision: 24.03.2026 Date of Uploading : 24.03.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Rajiv Kumar Saini, Advocate for the petitioner (through Video Conference).

Ms. Mahima Yashpal Singla, Senior DAG Haryana.

Mr. Dhananjay Singh, Advocate and Ms. Chetan Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of BNSS seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.330 dated 22.11.2024 registered under Sections 406, 420, 467 and 468 IPC at Police Station Urban Estate, Hisar.

2. The gravamen of the FIR is that the petitioner, by falsely representing himself as capable of arranging overseas work visas, dishonestly induced the complainant to part with a substantial amount. It has been alleged in the FIR that the petitioner has gained the trust of the complainant and his family by staying in their PG and claiming that he could arrange work visas for the foreign countries. Believing his words, the ₹

complainant had paid a total amount of about 10.85 lakh to