Jai Ram vs State of Punjab - 2025 Supreme(P&H) 1870

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2025 Supreme(P&H) 1870

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL
Jai Ram – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Sagar Verma, Advocate
For the Respondent:Ms. Aiman J. Chishti, AAG, Punjab, Mr. Abnash Singh, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J.

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.89 dated 18.07.2025 registered under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471 and 120-B of IPC, at Police Station Division No.7, District Jalandhar.

2. Brief facts as per the prosecution case are that the petitioner after forging General Power of Attorney of Manju Khera, got registered sale deed and cheated the complainant for a sum of Rs.18 lakhs. Hence, the present FIR.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. He argued that only general and vague allegations have been levelled against the petitioner in the FIR. He further argued that name of the present petitioner has been dragged in the FIR solely on the ground that he was acting as a witness to the alleged agreement to sell, purportedly executed between Sarup (husband of the complainant) and Manpreet Singh. He further submitted that Sarup is the maternal uncle (Mama) of the present petitioner and he acted on his instructions in good faith. He further submits that the entire case is based on docu

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