IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 01.10.2025 Pronounced on: 27.10.2025 Varun Puri ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Vinod Ghai, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Arnav Ghai, Advocate Ms. Kashish Sahni, Advocate and Mr. Jeevanjot Kang, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Atul Gaur, A.A.G., Haryana.

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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections

396 29.11.2018 Kherki Daula, 406, 420, 120-B IPC District Gurugram

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. Per status report, the petitioner has massive criminal antecedents.

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

“3. That the facts leading to the registration of FIR aforementioned are that a written complaint was received from the Ld. Court of Magistrate moved by complainant Deepak Saluja before the Ld. Court of Area Magistrate, Gurugram for registration of FIR, contents whereof are being reproduced herein under for the kind perusal and ready reference of this Hon'ble Court: IN THE COURT OF LD. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MEGISTARTE, GURGAON DISTRICRT COURT COMPLAINT CASE /2017 IN THE MATTER OF DEEPAK SALUJA VERSUS COMPLAINANT UNIVERSAL BULIDWELL PVT. LTD. & ORS ACCUSED PERSONS PS KHERKI DAULA GURGAON U/S 420, 406, 120-B IPC APPLICATION UNDER SECTION OTARY GOVT.56(3) R/W 190 OF THE CR.P.C 1973 ON KOHALF OF THE COMPLAINANT MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH 1 THAT THE CAPTIONED COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED ON BEHALF COMPLAINANTS OF COGNIZABLE NON CONTINUING THE APPLICANT PETAINING BAILABLE OFFENCES TO AND UNDER SECTION 420,406120 В IPC ETC BEING COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED NO. 1 TO REQUIRES WHICH 4 INVESTIGATION 2-IMMEDIATE THAT THE APPLICANTS/ COMPLAINANT ARE A PEACE LOVING CITIZEN CURRENTLY RESIDING AT E 905, MONSOON BREEZE, SECTOR 78, GURGAON 122004,3-THAT THE COMPLAINANT HAS NAMED 4 PERSON AS THE ACCUSED IN THE CAPTIONED ACCUSED NO 1 COMPLAINT, NAMELY M/S UNIVERSAL BUILDWELL PVT LTD AND SH RAHMAN MANAGING DIRECTOR PURI OF ACCUSED COMPANY, VARUN PURI & VIKRAM PURI AUTHORISED DIRECTOR AND OF THE SIGNATORY ACCUSED COMPANY. IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT ACCUSED NO. 2 TO 4 ARE ALSO THE PROMOTERS OF THE ACCUSED NO. 1 COMPANY THAT THE ACCUSED NO. 2 TO 4 ARE THE PROMOTER DIRECTOR OF ACCUSED NO. 1 COMPANY AND ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER.FACTUAL MATRIX-A. THAT THE COMPLAINANT ENTERED INTO AN APARTMENT BUYER'S AGREEMENT DATED 14.10.2011 ACCUSED NO 1 COMPANY FOR BUYING FLAT NO J-1103 AT SECTOR 82 GURGAON UNIVERSAL HARYANA APARTMENT DATED COPY AURA OF BUYER'S AGREEMENT 14.10.2011 IS ANNEXED ALLOTMENT HERE WITH AS ANNEXURE CI THE COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL LETTER DATED 31.03.2013 IS ANNEXED HEREWITH ANNEXURE C2.B- THAT THE ACCUSED PERSONS IN CONNIVANCE WITH EACH OTHER BEGAN COLLECTING THE BOOKING AMOUNT AND STARTED RAISING SUBSEQUENT DEMANDS EVEN THE BUILDING BEFORE OBTAINING PLAN APPROVAL FROM DTCP HARYANA WHICH IS IN GROSS VIOLATION OF CLAUSE-7 OF LICENCE NUMBER 51 OF 2011. THE BUILDER HAD ADVERTISED THE SAID PROJECT THROUGH A FULL PAGE AD IN THE LEADING NEWSPAPERS AND ALSO THROUGH PROPERTY DEALER, WHICH IS CONTRAVENTION AS PER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (NO.07) OF LICENCE NO.51 AND THUS LURED THE COMPLAINANTS INTO BUYING THE SAID PROPERTY WITHOUT HAVING ANY INTENTION WHATSOEVER TO DELIVER THE POSSESSION OF THE SAID PROPERTY TO THE COMPLAINANTS BUT TO USURP MONEY OF THE COMPLAINANTS. THE PICTURES AND THE PROJECTION ABOUT THE SAID FIAT WAS DRAWN FROM COMPANY AND PERSONS.C-THAT WITH ALL MALAFIDE INTENTIONS AND HIDDEN AGENDA OF GRABBING MONEY FROM THE ALLURED PERCHASER THE ACCUSED PERSONS/BUILDER BEGAN DEMANDING MONEY UNDER CONSTRUCTION LINKED PAYMENT PLAN EVEN PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOC FROM MOEF AS THIS IN VIOLATION BY ONLY WITH MENS REA OF CHEATING AND INNOCENT PURCHASER AND GRABBING THEIR MONEY IN LIEU OF CONSTRUCTION OF TH