Parkashdeep @ Prakash Deep v. State of Haryana and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CRM-M-25155-2026 (O&M); decided 22.05.2026; Kirti Singh, J. (oral). Regular bail denied; petition dismissed. FIR No.162 dated 30.10.2025, P.S. Bapoli, District Panipat; offences under Sections 3(5), 108 and 253 of BNS; complaint by Janeshwar Saini, father of deceased Bharati Saini (suicide by hanging 30.10.2025, suicide note naming Shubham and Prakash). Allegations: unauthorized access to deceased's Instagram account via deceitfully obtained OTP, invasion of privacy, screenshots of private chats used to blackmail/threaten, pressure on married woman to leave husband and marry petitioner; disclosure statement Annexure R-6; suicide note recovered; FSL report awaited; charges not framed; trial at initial stage; petitioner in custody 03 months 29 days. Caveat: nothing an expression on merits.
What did the court decide?
Reverting to the case in hand, prima facie specific and serious allegations of gaining unauthorized access to the Instagram account of the deceased, and thereafter using her private chats to blackmail and harass her, have been levelled against the petitioner, and it is alleged that this continuous harassment led the deceased to commit suicide; furthermore, charges are yet to be framed and the trial is still at the initial stage. In view of the seriousness of the allegations, the prima facie material on record and the nascent stage of trial, this Court is not inclined to extend the concession of regular bail to the petitioner, and the instant petition stands dismissed.