Punjab and Haryana High Court denies relief to accused in fake virtual court case

A businessman was defrauded of ₹7 crore last year after he was "digitally arrested" by the accused via WhatsApp and Skype, and appeared before someone impersonating a former CJI.
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently denied anticipatory bail to a man in a case where persons were accused of posing as officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and staging a fake virtual courtroom, with one of them impersonating former Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud [Atanu Choudhary v. State of Punjab].

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