Tej Pal Singh vs State of Himachal Pradesh

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2025 Supreme(HP) 1014

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRENDER SINGH
Tej Pal Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent

Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Applicant in person with Mr. Nimish Gupta, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Mr. H.S. Rawat and Mr. Mohinder Zharaick, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Rohit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, assisted by ASI Kuldeep Singh, PS Dalhousie, District Chamba, H.P., Mr. Arvind Sharma, Advocate

Table of Content
1. applicant seeks bail due to arrest threat. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 5)
2. investigative findings outline financial misconduct. (Para 6 , 7 , 11 , 12)
3. bail denied due to serious economic crime implications. (Para 10 , 15 , 16 , 32)
4. importance of preserving societal trust in banking. (Para 30 , 34)

JUDGMENT :

Virender Singh, J.

Apprehending his arrest, in case FIR No.63 of2024 dated 03.10.2024 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘FIR in question’), registered under Sections 314 , 316(5), 318(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘ BNS ’), with Police Station Dalhousie, District Chamba, H.P., the applicant has filed the presentapplication, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘ BNS S ’).

2. By way of the present application, the applicant has sought the indulgence of this Court to direct the I.O/police of Police Station Dalhousie, to release him, on bail, in the event of his arrest, in the above-mentioned case/FIR.

3. According to the applicant, he is innocent and has falsely been implicated, in the present case, as, he has nothing to do with the offence. According to him, he is a law-abid