IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

1. CRM M-59333-2024 Date of Decision:04.07.2025 Amar Yadav ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent

2. CRM M-60379-2024 Anil @ Soni ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent

3. CRM M-61074-2024 Rakesh @ Rakesh Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent

4. CRM M-14686-2025 Kuldeep Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present : Mr. Sunny K. Singla, Advocate for the petitioner in CRM-M-59333-2024.

Mr. S.S Duhan, Advocate for the petitioner in CRM-M-60379-2024.

Mr. Gautam Dutt, Advocate for the petitioner in CRM-M-61074-2024.

Mr. Kartar Singh Malik, Advocate for the petitioner in CRM M-14686 of 2025.

Mr. M.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Navdeep Jain, Advocate for Mr. Shubham Chandel, Advocate for the complainant.

N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J.

1. This order shall dispose off four petitions, i.e., CRM M-59333 of 2024 titled as “Amar Yadav Vs. State of Punjab”, CRM M-60379-2024 titled as “Anil @ Soni Vs. State of Punjab”, CRM M-61074 of 2024 titled as “Rakesh @ Rakesh Kumar Vs. State of Punjab” and CRM M-14686-2025 titled as “Kuldeep Singh State of Punjab”, whereby, the petitioners have prayed for grant of concession of regular bail in a case FIR No. 19 dated 13.09.2024 under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of BNS and Section 66(D) of IT Act, 2000 (Sections 336(2), 336(3), 340(2) and 319(2) of BNS added later on) registered at Police Station Cyber Crime Police, District Sangrur.

2. The FIR in the present case has been registered on the basis of the application filed by Bikramjit Singh and the same has been reproduced below:-

“Copy of order, Application number PGD-ID 434172 from Hon'ble SSP, Sangrur on application of Bikramjit Singh S/o Late Sr. Karam Singh R/o House No. 8070 Bahadur Nagar, Sultan Wind Road, Amritsar Sahib now residing at Sangrur for registration of case against unknown person/ persons for offence U/s 318(4) and 61(2) Β.N.S. & 66 D, IT Act 2000 was received case through post. The content of which are as, "To SSP, Sangrur, Subject: Regarding Online Fraud of Rs.1,43,28,264/- by some unknown person/persons in the name of doing trading. Sir, It is requested that I am Bikramjit Singh S/o Late Sr. Karam Singh R/o 8070 Bahadur Nagar, Sultan Wind Road Amritsar Sahib now resident of Sangrur. That I retired from Tata Consultancy Service on March 2024, whatever my retirement dues, which I got and savings of my salary are all deposited in my ICICI Bank Account No. 000701515231 and HDFC Bank Account No. 00031140001441. A trading link came on my Facebook ID "Bikramjit Singh" on 6/7-08-2024. I filled my mobile no. 9711084752 on that link. After that I a message for trading from WhatsApp No. 9773589010 and she told me her name is Salvi Sethi and one trading app Wbssbpro got Downloaded from me. Then I received an invitation code on WhatsApp to log into that app and added my bank account. Then on 12.08.2024, from WhatsApp number 9680842818 whose name is Suresh Bhatt, who is customer support manager of SBI securities and in the name of trading for the first time got deposited Rs.25,000/- in AU Bank Account No. 2221217044364249 IFSC Code AUBL0002170 and in the same app shares were purchased by me. Then on 13.08.2024, Rs. 50,000/-will be deposited to buy shares and on 14.08.2024, Rs. 1,00,000/- will be deposited in same AU Bank A/c No. 2221217044364249 IFSC Code AUBL0002170. Then on 16.08.2024 Rs.50000/-, on 17.08.24 Rs.2,00,000/-, on 19.08.24 Rs.3,00,0007/-, on 20.08.24 Rs.1,20,000/- were got deposited in ICICI Bank A/c No. 347805500480 IFSC Code ICIC0003478. On 21.08.24 Rs.50,000/-, on 22.08.24 Rs.4,00,000/- were got deposited in ICICI Bank A/c No.072705500279 IFSC Code ICIC0000727. On 26.08.24 Rs.50,000/-, on 28.08.24 Rs.5,00,000/- were got deposited in ICICI Bank A/c No. 751105000246 IFSC Code ICIC0007511. On 27.08.24 Rs. 14,00,000/-+ 14,00,000/-total Rs.28,00,000/- were got deposited in Bandhan Bank A/c No. 201000