New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- The Delhi High Court has granted regular bail to Harsatinder Pal Singh Hayer, son-in-law of Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, in connection with an ECIR arising from the alleged fraudulent investment schemes of PACL and its associated entities.

The Court noted that, although the investigation had been underway since 2014-2016, the petitioner was named as an accused for the first time only through a second Supplementary Complaint filed in May 2025, nearly nine years after the registration of the ECIR.

The petitioner was arrested on March 21 at IGI Airport while travelling abroad with prior permission of the competent courts.

Taking note of the record, the High Court observed that the petitioner had consistently cooperated with...