Supreme Court Grants Bail to Dinesh Bijarniya in Cyber Crime Case.


14 October 2025
On 14th October, 2025, the Supreme Court of India gave a landmark judgment in the case of Dinesh Bijarniya v. State of Haryana and Another, granting the plea of the appellant for regular bail after an extended period of detention in excess of one year. The case was filed on the basis of a First Information Report filed at the Cyber Crime Police Station, Panchkula, under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — representing one of the first judicial pronouncements under the new penal code.

The appellant, Dinesh Bijarniya, had gone to the top court following the Punjab and Haryana High Court's rejection of his bail plea in January 2025. His main argument was based on the lack of explicit accusations or monetary dealings connecting him to the purported criminal act. In addition, many other co-accused in the same case had already been released on bail, resulting in an appeal based on the well-established principle of parity.


 

 

During the hearing at the Supreme Court, the appellant's counsel requested that the appellant not be further imprisoned since the investigation had been concluded and his involvement was still unproven. The State, led by the Additional Advocate General of Haryana, was against the application, insisting that parity could not be invoked owing to distinguishable facts.

A Bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan also meticulously considered the record and submissions. The Court referred to the extended custody of the appellant and the absence of specific evidence against his participation in any financial misconduct. Having noted that other accused persons had already been accorded relief, the Bench held that a case for bail was indeed made out.

Therefore, the Court ordered the appellant to be produced before the trial court for bail on such terms as needed to ensure his presence and against abuse of liberty. The order further placed common precautions — preventing tampering with evidence or interference with witnesses — and made it clear that breach of any such terms would warrant cancellation of bail.

With the appeal being upheld, the Supreme Court ratified a uniform judicial strategy of focussing on balanced discretion in bail cases under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. This ruling enunciates the judiciary's commitment to the concept of individual liberty as well as procedural fairness, even in technology-intensive cases involving cyber-related charges.

The ruling is a useful precedent for practitioners working in bail jurisprudence under the newly established BNS regime. It asserts once again that, regardless of whatever legislative developments may occur, essential norms like parity, reasonableness, and presumption of innocence are still the backbone of criminal procedure in India.