P&H: Grants Bail In ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam Case, Cites Speedy Trial And Bail Is The Rule. High Court has granted bail to a man accused in a “digital arrest” scam, noting prolonged undertrial custody, restitution of complainant’s money and absence of any material suggesting he would tamper with evidence or not cooperate with the trial. Court hearing the fourth bail plea filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in a case arising from an
P&H: Grants Bail In ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam Case, Cites Speedy Trial And Bail Is The Rule.
punjab-haryana
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13 May 2026
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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Ss. 318(4), 319(2), 61(2), 241, Information Technology Act, 2000, Ss. 66-C, 66-D - Fourth bail petition - Cheating - Digital arrest scam - Court considered subsequent developments including complainant’s testimony that siphoned amount stood returned, prolonged custody of one year one month and twenty-one days, offences triable by Magistrate with maximum punishment up to seven years, nothing left to be recovered, trial not likely to conclude
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