P&H: Refuses to Cancel Bail in ₹56 Lakh Fraud Case, Says Mere Apprehension Is Not Enough.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to cancel the regular bail granted to an accused in a cheating and criminal conspiracy case involving an alleged fraud of ₹56 lakh. Justice Virinder Aggarwal said the power to cancel bail is very different from the power to refuse bail in the first place.
The petition was filed by Gurmit Kaur, who claimed that respondent no. 2 and others had cheated her of her hard-earned money in 2016. She said that despite repeated complaints, the FIR was registered only in 2021. According to her, the accused later admitted liability and entered...