PRAGATI GUPTA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.28738 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 219 ***** CRM-M No.28738 of 2026 Date of decision : 25.5.2026 Date of uploading : 25.5.2026 Pragati Gupta ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. G.S. Sethi, Advocate, for the petitioner Ms. Manjot Kaur, AAG, Punjab Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Brar, Advocate, for the complainant --- 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.48 dated 27.2.2026 under Sections 420, 120-B of the IPC and Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professional Act, 2014 (Section 201 of IPC added later on), registered at Police Station City-1, District Malerkotla. 2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the petitioner alongwith her co-accused had cheated the complainant to the tune of ₹24 lakhs for sending the complainant and his wife abroad on work permit. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner is in custody since 3.3.2026. Learned counsel has further argued that the ASHWANI KUMAR peti