229 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 03.09.2025 Omkar Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Kuldip Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, D.A.G., Punjab.

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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections

9 15.06.2023 Punjab State Crime 406, 420, 120-B IPC Police Station SAS Nagar

1. The petitioner apprehending arrest in the FIR captioned above has come up before this Court under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, [BNSS], seeking anticipatory bail.

2. Per paragraph 27 of the bail petition, the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.

3. The facts and allegations are being taken from the translated version of FIR, which reads as follows:

“One letter was received from the office of Director Bureau of Investigation, Punjab, Chandigarh vide No. 1526/C.C.-1 dated 15.06.2023 alongwith report at Police Station. The said letter was addressed to Assistant Inspector General of Police, State Crime, SAS Nagar. The same is bearing No. 341/Diary/R/AIG/ST/CR dated 15.06.2023 of the Assistant Inspector General of Police and it is written that "SHO PS State Crime to register the case and investigate as per laws and facts". Thereafter, the same was given diary no. 116/diary PS State Crime dated 15.06.2023 of the Police Station State Crime. The contents of above letter are as under "from Director of Bureau of Investigation, Punjab, Chandigarh to Assistant Inspector General of Police, State Crime, SAS Nagar. No. 1525/C/C.1 dated 15.06.2023. application from Ramandeep Singh Dhami son of Gurmit Singh Dhami resident of Village Bains Khurd, Police Station Bulewal, District Hoshiarpur (Mobile 78140 45762). Reminder Letter: regarding the above subject. 2. Regarding the complaint mentioned in the complaint, SHO of Police Station State Crime on the basis of inquiry report has recommended for registration of FIR under Section 406, 420, 120-B IPC on account of commission of total cheating of Rs. 54,84,667/- by Kavardeep Singh Bhatia, Sharanjit Kaur, Ritu Sharma @ Rama Rani, Omkar Singh, Ranjit Singh and Gagandeep Singh with the complainant party Ramandeep Dhami and others. 3. That through this letter while sending the copies of Inquiry Report and concerned record in connection with the complaint, it is being written that after registration of an FIR under Section 406, 420, 120-B IPC against above persons namely Kavardeep Singh Bhatia, Sharanjit Kaur, Ritu Sharma @ Rama Rani. Omkar Singh, Ranjit Singh and Gagandeep Singh as per inquiry report at Police Station State Crime, Phase IV, SAS Nagar, the investigation be carried out. 4. That the above letter was issued after the approval by the Director Bureau of Investigation, Punjab, Chandigarh. Enclosure as above Sd/- Meena Superintendent/Complaint Cell for Director Bureau of Investigation, Punjab, Chandigarh". Alongwith the above letter, the complaint submitted by Ramandeep Singh Dhami son of Gurmit Singh Dhami resident of Village Bains Khurd, Police Station Bulewal, District Hoshiarpur and Others is annexed, the contents of same are as under "To The Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur, sub: Complaint against 1. Kavardeep Singh Bhatia son of Beant Singh resident of House No. 140, Gulmohal City Extension, Near Baglamukhi Mandir, old Hoshiarpur Road, Jalandhar (Mobile No. 94655591573) 2. Sharanjit Kaur, wife of Kavardeep Singh Bhatia son of Beant Singh, resident of House No. 140, Gulmohal City Extension, Near Baglamukhi Mandir, oid Hoshiarpur Road Jalandhar. 3. Ranjit Singh son of Gurmukh Singh, resident of House No. 23, Shiv Vihar Jalandhar (Mobile No. 98145-727176) 4. Gagandeep Singh son of Gurwinder Singh, House No. 52, Hardeep Nagar, Jalandhar (Mobile No. 946555-91573). 5. Ritu Sharma @Rama Rani daughter of Roshan Lal, House No. 23, New Jwala Nagar, Jalandhar (Mobile No. 97812- 04777). 6. Sheela resident of ekta Nagar, Rama Mandi, Jalandhar (Mobil