Kiran Surya v. Union Territory, Chandigarh
In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana
CRM-M 27291/2021
Before Justice Anil Kshetarpal
Decided on July 27, 2021

Relevancy of the Case: Bail application for duping on the pretext of supplying herbal extract seeds with international demand

Statutes and Provisions Involved

• The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 66D)
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B)

Relevant Facts of the Case

• The petitioner has filed a second bail application for a case registered under the relevant provisions.
• The case registered was for duping for the first instalment of ₹ 29,50,000/-. The petitioner used the pretext of supplying herbal extract seeds with good international demand.

Prominent Arguments by the Advocates

• The state counsel submits that the accused does not have a criminal record in UT, Chandigarh. The petitioners have already undergone more than three years of actual custody.
• The counsel also states that the prosecuting authority could not get any information on a pending case against petitioner Abdul Muneer.

Opinion of the Bench

• Since the petitioner has already undergone 3 years of judicial custody, this is a fit case to grant the bail.

Final Decision

• The court allowed the petition and granted the bail.

Julia Anna Joseph, an undergraduate student at Christ (Deemed to be University), prepared this case summary during her internship with The Cyber Blog India in January/February 2022.