IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 09.09.2025 Pronounced on: 17.09.2025 Sandeep Shekhawat ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Dr. Jasmine Gill, AAG, Haryana.

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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections

204 21.12.2023 Satlani, Distt. 420, 406, 467, 468, 471 120-B IPC Mohindergarh

1. The petitioner incarcerated in the FIR captioned above had come up before this Court under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, [BNSS], seeking regular bail.

2. As per paragraph 17 of the bail petition, the petitioner has no criminal antecedents. However, as per paragraph 11 of the status report, the petitioner has the following criminal antecedents:

Sr. No. FIR No. Dated Offenses Police Station

1. 15 02.02.2024 420, 467, 468, 471 and Satnali

120-B IPC

2. 351 02.08.2024 420, 467, 468, 471 and City Bhiwani

120-B IPC

3. The facts and allegations are being taken from the status report filed by the State, which reads as follows:

“4. That the brief facts of the case are that on 21.12.2023, a complaint no.1117-HA dated 31.10.2023 written by complainant Lalit Kumar who was the Legal Manger, Umeed Housing Finance Pvt. Ltd. Gurugram was received in the O/o Superintendent of Police, Mahendergarh at Narnaul which is reproduced as under:-

To the Station House Officer, Satnali, Mahendergarh office of SP Office, Mahendergarh, Haryana Subject: Regarding preparing forged record for getting loan by committing cheating in connivance with each other from Ummeed Housing Finance Private Limited, Registered Office, Unit 809- 815, 8th Floor, Tower EMMAR Digital Greens, Golf Course Extension Road, Sector-61, Gurugram-122002 and causing loss to Company crores of rupees and application for registration of F.I.R. and for taking the action against 1 Sh. Manoj Singh S/o Satayrvir, resident of Jarwa, Sub- Tehsil Satnali District Mahendergarh Mobile No.95182xxxx, 2. Sandeep Shekhawat r/o village Satnali, Sub Tehsil Satnali, District Mahendergarh Mobile No.99962xxxx, 3. Reena wife of Manoj Singh, VPO Jarwa, Sub Tehsil Satnali, District Mahendergarh, mobile no.99962xxxx, 4. (A) Sh. Kishan S/o Manigar, (B) Smt. Santosh W/o Sh. Kishan, both residents of Kadma (57), Bhiwani, Haryana-127308. Details of mortgaged property Khevat No.702, Khatauni No. 1131 in the area of village Satnali, District Mahendergarh, Haryana (152 square yards) Mobile No.90509xxxx and 98136xxxx, 5. (A) Kuldeep Singh S/o Kalyan Singh, (B) Smt. Poonam w/o Kuldeep Singh, resident of 1072, Ward No. 12, Satnali, Mahendergarh- 123024 Mortgaged property Khevat No.702, Khatauni No.1131, Satnali, Sub Tehsil Satnali, Mahendergarh District, Haryana (152 square yards) Mobile No.70151xxxx, 805922xxxx, 6. (A) Rakesh S/O Bhoop Singh (A) Kajal Devi W/o Rakesh Kumar address of Mortgaged property Khevat No.702, Khatauni No.1131, Satnali, Sub Tehsil Satnali, Mahendergarh District, Haryana (132 square yards) Mobile No.80595xxxx, 7. (A) Rohtash S/o Ram Singh (B) Neetu w/o Rohtash both residents of village Satnali, Sub Tehsil Satnali, Mahendergarh-123024 address of Mortgaged property Khevat No.702, Khatauni No.1131, Satrali, Sub Tehsil Satnali, Mahendergarh District, Haryana (112.77 square yards) Mobile No.89301xxx and 94165xxxx, 8. (A) Vikram S/o Sh. Satbir (B) Pooja W/o Sh. Vikram Singh, residents of Jawar Nagar, Patharwa, Mahendergarh- 123024 address of Mortgaged property Khevat No.702, Khatauni No. 1131, Satnali, Sub Tehsil Satnali, Mahendergarh District, Haryana (121) square yards) Mobile No.90504xxxx and No.90504xxxx, 9. (A) Rattan Singh S/o Banwari Lal (B) Savita Devi W/o Ratan Singh, residents of village Satnali, Mahendergarh-123024 address of Mortgaged property Khevat No.702, Khatauni No.1131, Satnali, Sub Tehsil Satnali, Mahendergarh District, Haryana (137 square yards) Mobile No.94676xxxx and 94168xxxx, 10. (A) Pawan Kumar S/o Chhatarpal Singh(B) Sadhna W/o