JUDGMENT :

Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma, J.

This bail application has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for grant of regular bail in connection with FIR No.0178 of 2019, registered with Police Station Haldwani, District Nainital for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468 &, 471 of I.P.C.

2. An FIR was lodged by the informant Manish Tejwani on 25.05.2019 against the present applicant alleging that he had purchased the property-in-question from the present applicant through registered sale deed dated 16.08.2017 for Rs.25.00 lakhs. When he went for mutation, he came to know that there was no land in the name of the applicant in the property-in-question. He alleged that the applicant made false documents with intent to commit fraud.

3. Heard Mr. D.N. Sharma, the learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. T.C. Agarwal, the learned Deputy Advocate General assisted by Mr. Pankaj Joshi, the learned Brief Holder for the State through video conferencing.

4. Mr. D.N. Sharma, the learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant has not committed any offence; he has been implicated; he was the owner of the land-in-question at the time of the s