216 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-63682-2024 DECIDED ON: 07.01.2025 RAVINDERPAL SINGH .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Gaurav Datta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Jasjit Singh Rattu, DAG, Punjab. SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL)

1. Relief sought The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Section

483 of BNSS, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in FIR No.140, dated 30.04.2024, under Sections 406, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC, 1860 registered at Police Station Sohana, District SAS Nagar, Mohali.

2. Prosecution story setup in the present case as per the version in the FIR as under:-

“Application no. 6867/ Peshi/ Senior Superintendent of Police, dated 08.12.2023. To, The Senior Superintendent of Police, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. Sub: Application against Harjinder Singh Dealer Mobile No.98725-95178, Bhagwan Singh Mob. No.9779134574 (Name a disclosed by the dealer), describe him as owner of the land and therefore have committed fraud approximately Rs. 1.37 Crores. Sir, in reference to the above cited subject, it is respectfully submitted that I, Didar Singh son of Prem Singh resident of Village Balialli Tehsil and District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. I had talked with Harjinder Singh Dealer resident of Ballomajra Tehsil and District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Mohali for the purchase of land. Harjit Singh had got done a deal of land measuring 18 marla situated in Village Mundi Kharar Tehsil Kharar. The person with whom, the dealer had got done the deal of land, had told his name as Bhagwan Singh. Bhagwan has also got issued his Aadhar card and pan card on the name of Bhagwan Das. The agreement of this land was got executed on the name of Paramjit Kaur wife of Didar Singh resident of Village Balialli Tehsil and District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. On dated 28.08.2023, advance money of Rs. 60 Lakh was given i.e. Rs. 30 Lakh in cash and Rs. 30 Lakh through cheque no. 625959. Further on dated 04.09.2023 an amount of Rs. 10 Lakh was also given. Thereafter on dated 08.09.2023, an amount of Rs. 7 Lakh was given to the seller. After that on dated 10.10.2023 an amount of Rs. 9 Lakh through cheque no. 716513, Rs. 6 Lakh was given in cash on dated 10.10.2023. Then Rs. 9 Lakh was given through cheque no. 716517 on dated 13.10.2023, Rs. 6 Lakh through cheque no. 716518 dated 13.10.2023 and then Rs. 7 Lakh through cheque no. 716519 dated 14.10.2023 to the seller. The seller had returned the cheque no. 625959 of Rs.30 Lakh and then received three cheques bearing no. 716507, 716508 and 716509 dated 19.09.2023 and each cheque was that of Rs. 9/9 Lakh. He said that it is difficult to clear the cheque of Rs.30 Lakh. Thereafter Rs. 3 Lakh was given in cash on dated 19.09.2023. After that on dated 19.09.2023, an amount of Rs. 3 Lakh was given in cash. Therefore the total paid amount comes to Rs. 1,32,00,000/-• Bhagwan Singh has received this amount by informing his fake name. The sale deed was to be registered on dated 20.11.2023. But the Bhagwan Singh did not come to get register the sale deed. We have made phone call to him many times for the registration of sale deed but he did always pretend to do so. When we asked him to hand over the possession, he was again pretending. One day, forged Bhagwan Singh made phone call from 9779134574 that he will not get register the sale deed and fraud has been committed with you. When, we have verified the fact and came to know that Bhagwan Singh is a forged seller. It is requested that enquiry in this regard be conducted. My amount be returned. I shall be thankful to you. Applicant Didar Singh son of Prem Singh resident of Village Balialli Tehsil and District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. Mobile No.9814216208, 8264742081. The Senior Superintendent of Police, District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar has marked the application to Superintendent of Police, Rural District Sahibzada Ajit Sing