Roop Chand Verma v. State of Haryana
In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana
CRM-M 46300/2023 (O&M)
Before Justice M.N. Kaul
Decided on December 08, 2023

Relevancy of the Case: Anticipatory bail in a case involving the upload of a fake mobile application

Statutes and Provisions Involved

• The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 65, 66)
• The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Section 438)
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 120B, 406, 420)

Relevant Facts of the Case

• The police registered an FIR against the petitioner under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Later, they also added Sections 65 and 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
• The petitioner is seeking the concession of anticipatory bail. The court had granted him interim anticipatory bail on September 15, 2023.

Prominent Arguments by the Advocates

• The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the petitioner complied with the interim order and had joined the investigation. Furthermore, the petitioner’s counsel contended that this is a case of false implication. He also submitted that the petitioner did not upload the fake mobile application.

Opinion of the Bench

• The petitioner had joined the investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency.

Final Decision

• The bench allowed the petition and held the interim order absolute.

Aditi Mangesh Sawant, an undergraduate student at NMIMS Kirit P Mehta School of Law, Mumbai, prepared this case summary during her internship with The Cyber Blog India in January/February 2024.