IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
MANISHA BATRA
Indu Kansal – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Manisha Batra, J.
1. This common order shall dispose of the abovementioned three petitions bearing CRM-M No.33932-2025 (Indu Kansal Vs. State of Punjab), CRM-M No.34511-2025 (Parveen Kumar Kansal & another Vs. State of Punjab) and CRM-M No.34072-2025 (Tarsem Singh Mittal Vs. State of Punjab) as all these petitions have been filed by the petitioners seeking benefit of pre-arrest bail in case arising out of FIR No.10, dated 11.06.2025, registered under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC (offences under Sections 465, 466, 467, 468, 471 IPC were added lateron), at Police Station Economic Offences Wing, Vigilance Bureau, Ludhiana.
2. As per the allegations, Naresh Kumar Garg and Payara Lal Garg (hereinafter to be mentioned as 'the victims') had lodged complaints before the Vigilance Bureau, Economic Offences Wing, Ludhiana and Vigilance Bureau, SAS Nagar, Mohali. After conducting inquiry, recommendation was made for registration of the FIR on these complaints. The victims alleged that they were additional directors of Motiaz Royale Estate Private Limited (hereinafter to be referred to as 'the company'). A sale deed bearing registration No.1013 dated 25.04.2021 was registered in the nam
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