IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M No.2446 of 2026 Date of decision : 20.4.2026 Date of uploading : 20.4.2026 Irfan Akhtar @ Irfan Akhtar Khan ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Ms. Rekha Jain, Advocate, for the petitioner (through VC)

Ms. Priyanka Sadar, Senior DAG, Haryana ---

SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.44 dated 6.4.2024 under Sections 120-B and 420 of IPC, registered at Police Station Cyber Crime, Ballabgarh, District Faridabad.

2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the petitioner alongwith his co-accused has committed fraud of ₹8,95,118/- with the complainant through telegram from 23.2.2024 to 26.2.2024 on the pretext of giving part time job.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner is in custody since 12.6.2025. Learned counsel has further argued that the investigation qua the FIR in question is complete and culmination of the trial will take long. Learned counsel has furthe