SONIYA ALIAS SONIYA DEVI ALIAS SONIYA RANI vs STATE OF HARYANA

CRM-M-31561-2026 (O&M) 1 106 ermanars 2026:PHHC:085915 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-31561-2026 (O&M) DECIDED ON: 29.05.2026 SONTYA ALIAS SONTYA DEVI ALIAS SONTYA RANI «PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA .+s RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. Sarbjeet Singh Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner. MANDEEP PANNU, J (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.) seeking the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 220 dated 28.11.2025 registered under Sections 316(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (earlier Sections 406 and 420 IPC) and Sections 10 and 24 of the Immigration Act, 2025, at Police Station Sadhaura, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. 2. Briefly stated, the prosecution case is that the complainant was allegedly induced by the accused, including Soniya, her husband Dharminder and son Dushyant, to part with a substantial amount of money on the representation that they would arrange his travel and settlement in the United States of America. It is alleged that the accused received approximately