Mohamad Naseem Vs State of Haryana (Punjab And Haryana High Court)
The case concerns a petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, wherein the petitioner sought anticipatory bail after his earlier application had been rejected by the Additional Sessions Judge, Panchkula. The FIR, lodged on 11.08.2025 at the Cyber Crime Police Station, Panchkula, alleged the commission of offences under Sections 318(4) and 319 of the BNS, 2023. The FIR was based on a complaint by an advocate who claimed he had been deceived through a Facebook Messenger interaction with a woman using the ID “Aachal Rao @ Ammu.” She claimed to earn substantial profits through cryptocurrency investments and persuaded him to open an account through a link she sent. Believing her, he transferred a total of ₹33,16,700 through various transactions. On 10.08.2025, he received a notification that his account had been frozen for failure to pay a risk deposit of ₹19,46,000, leading him to realize he was a victim of cyber fraud.
During investigation, the police froze all bank accounts where the fraud proceeds had been transferred. It was found that ₹17,00,000 had been deposited in an IDFC Bank account designated as the first-layer account. From this account, ₹7,90,000 was transferred on 15.07.2025 to an Equitas Bank account identified as the second-layer account. The second-layer account was found to be in the name of Akashdeep Singh, who was arrested on 18.09.2025. During interrogation, he allegedly disclosed details of another account he had opened in Kotak Mahindra Bank at the request of two individuals, Gaurav and the petitioner. He reportedly stated that these individuals told him they needed the account for receiving GST refunds.
