IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DATE OF DECISION: 18.06.2025 KUSODHWAJ JANA ALIAS KUSHAD JANA ...PETITIONER Versus UNION TERRITORY, CHANDIGARH ... RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Satish Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Alkanrit Bhardwaj, Addl. P.P., UT Chandigarh.

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SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL)

1. Prayer This petition has been filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 seeking the concession of regular bail for the petitioner in FIR No.188 dated 30.10.2024 under Sections 420, 120-B, IPC registered at Police Station Sectorf-17, Chandigarh.

2. Prosecution story set up in the present case as per the version in the FIR reads as under :-

‘To The Senior Superintendent of Police Chandigarh Police Headquarters Sector 9, Chandigarh Sub: Complaint against 1) Kusodhwaj Jana alias Kushad Haj Jana (M:0283721104) son of Kanail Jana, resident of Village Post Office Paschimbar, Police Station Bhagwanpur-1, District Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 721144, Bharat (India), 2) Tapati Rani Kabiraj Jana (M: 9877386657) wife of Shri Kusodhwaj Jana alias Kushad Haj Jana, resident of Paschimbar, Purba Medinipur, Bhagwanpur-1, West Bengal, 721144, Bharat (India), 3) Sanjay (M: 10 8360559715) son of Kanail Jana, resident of Paschimbar, Purba Medinipur, Bhagwanpur-1, West Bengal, 721144, Bharat (India), 4) Mohan (M: 8637385511) cousin of Kusodhwaj Jana alias Kushad Haj Jana, 5) Ram Mittal (nephew of accused no. 1 2) (M:9888127697), Second Address of all accused Khewat No. 821, Khatauni No. 874, Khasra No. 162//3/1 (2-11), 167//1 (8-0), 10 (8- 0), 169/18/1 (4-10), Kite 4 measuring 23 Kanal 1 Marla having 300/46100 share admeasuring 0 Kanal 3 Marla, Hadbast No.352 situated at Village Karora, Dashmesh Nagar, Shiv Mandir Gali, Naya Gaon, District S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali, Punjab for cheating, fraud and for duping 1666.670 gm of gold of the complainant and request for taking appropriate action against all the accused persons in accordance with law. Workplace Ankita Goldsmith SCO 40 TF Sector 23 C Chandigarh Respected Sir, This is with reference on the subject mentioned above. In this regard the complainant Anuradha Jain wife of Shri Sameer Jain, being the proprietor of M/s Siddhi Enterprises, SCO No. 32, First Floor, Back Side Entry, Sector 23-C, Chandigarh wants to bring the facts before your good self for your kind consideration and immediate necessary action to be taken in this regard and the same are as under: That the complainant is running the business of sale purchase of gold, diamond and other allied materials and is running her business with the name and style of M/s Siddhi Enterprises, SCO No. 32, First Floor, Back Side Entry, Sector 23- C, Chandigarh and the complainant is the sole proprietor of the above said firm. That the accused persons were working with the complainant for the last three years and the accused persons were doing the work of making, polishing and repairing of gold ornaments for the complainant and during the working of the accused persons with the complainant, they have built good and cordial relationship with the complainant. It is submitted here that the complainant is having gond image and reputation in the locality and has as vast clientage in the vicinity of Chandigarh. The complainant has never dreamed of and expected such incident in her life which has ruined the entire life of the complainant due to the act and conduct of the accused. That during the working of the accused persons with the complainant, the accused persons have been directed to clear the quantity of the gold provided by the complainant on monthly basis and the accused persons have been clearing the quantity of the gold on monthly basis. It is relevant to mention here that during the working of the accused persons with the complainant, they have started receiving bulk orders of making of gold ornaments from the omplainant and since the accused persons have built cordial relations with the complainant, a