283 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 19.05.2025 Bagel Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent

2) CRM-M-19545-2025 Raghuvir Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Karan Bansal, Advocate, Mr. Raghav Puggal, Advocate and Mr. Karan Puggal, Advocate for the petitioner (in CRM-M-23740-2025).

Mr. Atul Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner (in CRM-M-19545-2025).

Mr. Sandeep Kumar, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Rajiv Malhotra, Advocate and Mr. Manan Khetarpal, Advocate for the complainant (in CRM-M-19545-2025).

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

This common order shall dispose of the aforementioned both the petitions as they arise from a similar factual matrix. However, for the sake of brevity, the facts are taken from CRM-M-23740-2025.

The present petition(s) has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail in case bearing FIR No.04 dated 27.02.2025 under Sections 318(4)/319(2)/336(2)/336(3)/338/340(2)/61(2) of BNS, 2023 added Section 81 read with Section 34(3) and 82 of Registration Act, 1908, registered at Police Station Economic Offences Wing, Vigilance Bureau, Ludhiana (Annexure P-1).

Succinctly, the facts of the case are that on 27.02.2025, Inspector Yogesh Kumar was present in the office of Vigilance Bureau, Economic Offence wing, Ludhiana, Punjab and it was found that on 21.02.2025, a surprise checking was conducted in the office of Sub-Registrar, Ludhiana (West) where Sub-Registrar, namely, Jagsir Singh Sran and Registration Clerk, namely, Krishan Gopal were present. Upon being asked about sale deed No.2024- 25/101/1/20859 dated 11.02.2025, they disclosed that the said sale deed pertains to the property measuring 14 kanals situated in Village Noorpur Bet-2 purchased by Deepak Goyal resident of House No.508, Sector 9, Panchkula, from Deep Singh. Thereafter, it was also found that somebody impersonated in place of Deep Singh and executed registration of said sale deed and further, Varinder Singh Patwari, Halqa Noorpur Bet-2 issued Fard Girdawari on 07.02.2025 of the said property. The purchasing party Deepak Goyal through Advocate Rahul Kaushal through Staff Senti property ID 4473081 had taken an appointment for the said sale deed on 10.02.2025. At the time of registration of sale deed on 11.02.2025, in place of purchaser Deepak Goyal, one Amit Gaur appeared. The sale deed was drafted by an Advocate-Gurcharan Singh Marwaha. After registration of sale deed, it was received on behalf of purchaser by Amit Gaur from Registration Clerk. Baghel Singh, Nambardar, identified Deep Singh. Advocate, Gurcharan Singh Marwaha and Raghbir Singh also signed the sale deed as witnesses. After getting suspicious, Advocate Rahul Kaushal obtained original sale deed from Deepak Goyal and produced it before Registration Clerk for action by disclosing that the same was got executed and registered by fake Deep Singh. The registration clerk further produced it before Jagsir Singh, Sub Registrar, Ludhiana (West), for action. It was found that Sub-Registrar had certified fake Deep Singh as seller at Endorsement No.01 on the sale deed dated 11.02.2025. At Endorsement No.02 Sub Registrar had certified witnesses Sham Sunder and Baghel Singh, whereas, Sham Sunder was not present there nor he had signed the sale deed and nor his photograph is affixed on the same. In his place, Advocate Gurcharan Singh Marwaha and Raghbir Singh have signed and their photos are there. Nambardar Baghel Singh, Advocate Gurcharan Singh Marwaha and Raghbir Singh have certified fake Deep Singh and registration Clerk did not tally the witnesses and produced the sale deed for registration before Sub-Registrar with different witnesses. Deepak Goyal or his representative Amit Gaur also did not raise any objection regarding registration of the sale deed with changed witnesses. It came to light that Sub-Registrar had certified fake