IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 17.02.2026 Ravinder @ Khaddu …Petitioner.

v.

State of Haryana …Respondent.

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY.

Present: Mr. Manju Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vishal Singh, AAG, Haryana.

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AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J. (Oral)

1. Petitioner, who is an accused in case FIR No. 0046 dated 02.08.2024, registered against him under Sections 120-B, 420, 467, 468, 471 of Indian Penal Code, at Police Station Cyber Crime Rohtak, has filed the present petition under Section 483 of BNSS for grant of bail.

2. Relevant facts as emerging from the documents on record be noticed hereinbelow:-

One Bharat Chhabra, son of Late Krishan Lal, resident of House No. 298/13, Tej Colony, Rohtak, set criminal law in motion by filing a complaint pointing therein that on 23.6.2024, he received a link on his mobile phone No. 9729290006 through a ‘Telegram’ Group relating to earning money by rating hotels. When he clicked the link, his mobile number was added to the Telegram group named “Travel Partner 626”. In the group, members were sharing screen shots projecting that they had received money in their accounts. Somehow, he got lured in.