VIJAY AWASTHI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.25087 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 228 ***** CRM-M No.25087 of 2026 Date of decision : 13.5.2026 Date of uploading : 13.5.2026 Vijay Awashti ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Jaypreet Singh, DAG, Punjab --- SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) 1. Present second 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.4 dated 26.4.2025 under Sections 318(2), 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 66(D) of Information Technology Act, 2000, registered at Police Station Cyber Crime Pathankot, District Pathankot. 2. The gravamen of the case in question is that the FIR was registered on the basis of statement of complainant Ramesh Bhambri son of Khairati Lal to the effect that accused had induced him to deliver Rs.54,26,665/- on the pretext of issuing forged warrants of arrest issued by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. The accused also sent said forged ASHWANI KUMAR warrants of arrest on What'sapp. The accused is involved