In cases of organized cyber fraud, where there is prima facie evidence of participation in systematic financial crime, the court at the bail stage will not conduct a final determination of the admissibility of disclosure statements, justifying the denial of bail to prevent societal harm.

VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

This is the first petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.51 dated 26.12.2025, under Section(s) 318(4) and 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, registered at Police Station Cyber Police Station, District Mahendergarh.

Briefly stated, the FIR was registered on the statement of complainant Vikas Kumar son of Sh. Shish Pal, resident of Gali No. 3, Ward

No. 1, Keshav Nagar, Narnaul. As per the complainant, he is the proprietor of Suman Fuels Petrol Pump situated on the Narnaul–Nangal Chaudhary Road and facilities for online payment through QR code are available at the said petrol pump. The payments received through online transactions are credited into SBI Bank Account No. 40355706581 maintained by the complainant. It is alleged that one Umesh son of Abhay Singh, resident of Nangalkatha, was employed as a salesman at the petrol pump, whereas one Sandeep Fauji, resident of Meghpur, Rajasthan, was running a tiffin service. On behalf of the said tiffin service, Naveen, resident of Meghpur, Rajasthan, used to frequently visit the petrol pump for delivering tiffins to truck drivers and also used to get fuel filled in his motorcycle.

According to the complainant, on 24.11.2025, Naveen visited the petrol pump and got petrol worth Rs.780/- filled in his motorcycle and made payment through online mode. It is alleged that Naveen thereafter informed salesman Umesh that he urgently required Rs.35,000/- in cash for the operation of one of his relatives and requested that he would transfer the amount online into the petrol pump account. The complainant alleged that upon receiving a telephonic call from salesman Umesh regarding the request made by Naveen, he bona fide agreed to help him considering the urgency of the situation. Thereafter, on 24.11.2025 itself, two online transactions amounting to Rs.15,000/- at about 5:44 p.m. and Rs.20,000/- at about 5:53 p.m. respectively were credited into the SBI bank account of the petrol pump through QR code, apart from the earlier payment of Rs.780/-. After receipt of the said amount, salesman Umesh handed over a sum of Rs.35,000/- in cash to Naveen. It is further the case of the complainant that on 27.11.2025,

he came to know that a hold had been placed on the aforesaid SBI bank account of the petrol pump. Upon approaching the concerned SBI Bank Branch situated on Singhana Road, Narnaul, he came to know that the transactions of Rs.780/-, Rs.15,000/- and Rs.20,000/- credited on 24.11.2025 had been put on hold and that the said transactions had originated from SBI Account No. 65166046487.

The complainant further alleged that upon inquiry, it transpired that the aforesaid transactions had been made by Naveen. On being contacted, Naveen assured the complainant that he would visit the petrol pump within a few days and resolve the issue; however, despite lapse of several days, he did not return. On the basis of the aforesaid circumstances, the complainant expressed suspicion that Naveen, in connivance with cyber fraudsters from Meghpur, Rajasthan, had fraudulently transferred cyber fraud money amounting to Rs.35,780/- into the bank account of the petrol pump and had dishonestly taken Rs.35,000/- in cash. Accordingly, the complainant approached the police and sought legal action against the persons involved along with recovery of the amount in question.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner vehemently contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and has been nominated as an accused solely on disclosure statements suffered by co-accused persons during the course of investigation.

It is submitted that, as per the case of the prosecution itself, the amount in question was transferred by Naveen