LOKESH vs STATE OF HARYANA

CRM-M-11934-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 217 CRM-M-11934-2026 Date of decision : 04.05.2026 Date of uploading : 04.05.2026 Lokesh ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Ms. Isha Khanna, Advocate for the petitioner. 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.189 dated 28.5.2025 under Sections 318(4), 319, 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, registered at Police Station Cyber East, Gurugram, District Gurugram. 2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the petitioner alongwith his co-accused committed online fraud with the complainant by impersonating using WhatsApp group Rechak (the brand name of a global financial institution and deceptive tech infrastructure) and fraudulently caused loss to the complainant the tune of ₹15,24,90,017/-. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner is in custody since 06.06.2025. Learned counsel has further argued that the p