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CRM-M-54399-2025 1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

277

CRM-M-54399-2025

Date of decision: 19.12.2025

Paramjit Singh ...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY

Present : Mr. Loveleen Nanda, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gautam Thapar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

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AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J.(ORAL)

1. Petitioner, an accused in case bearing FIR No.108 dated

19.07.2025 registered against him at Police Station Bahu Akbarpur, District

Rohtak, for the commission of offences punishable u/s 406, 420, 467, 468,

471, 120-B of IPC, has prayed for grant of pre-arrest bail.

2. Relevant facts as emerging from documents on record be

noticed hereinbelow:-

Nirvair Singh, son of Baldev Singh, set the criminal law of

motion by filing a complaint pointing therein that on

22.01.2022, Harwinder Singh Gill and Paramjit Dhillon-

petitioner had initiated talks for sending him to America. They

demanded Rs.25 lakhs. As he (C) was desirous of going abroad,

he secured a loan of Rs.15 lakhs on his house from ICICI Bank.

Rs.85,000/- were credited in the account of the present

petitioner, who reassured to send him (C) abroad. Some

amount in cash was also given to petitioner and co-accused

Harwinder Singh. On 15.02.2022, he (C) was sent to Dubai,

where he himself incurred expenditure for his stay. At that point

in time, Harwinder Singh etc. had assured that they are

arranging for an appointment letter for him (C) for going to

America and that for the said purpose, he would have to reside

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in Dubai. On 06.03.2022, he was sent to Azerbaijan, where also

he spent money for his stay, food etc. When he sensed that

Paramjit Singh (P) and Harwinder Singh were extending

hollow promises, he returned back to India. On 10.01.2024, on

the asking of Harwinder Singh, he again applied for Visa and

withdrew Rs.9 lakhs from his account as also from the account

of his brother and at the asking of present petitioner the money

was handed over to Harwinder Singh and Rakesh Kumar, in

presence of petitioner and co-accused Ajit Pal Singh. On

15.03.2024, he was sent to Dubai, where again he spent Rs. 5

lakhs on his stay, food etc. Later he was sent to Egypt. In April,

2024 when he was abroad, his friend Ajit Pal Singh took Rs.1.5

lakhs from his brother to confirm his ticket, however, no ticket

or Visa was arranged for him. On 27.04.2024, he returned back

to India after having a detailed conversation with co-accused

Harwinder Singh. He requested all the accused including the

present petitioner to return his hard earned money, who

initially kept on delaying the matter and on his persistent

request Rs.1 lakh were transferred in his account by co-accused

Harwinder Singh. Later all the accused threatened that if he

(C) and his family demands money, they would have to bear

dire consequences. Primarily with this backdrop, complainant

requested the police authorities to enquire into the matter, to

catch hold of all those who were involved in this racket of

sending people abroad by giving false promises/ assurances, as

also to recover his hard earned money.

Documents on record indicate that the matter was thoroughly

enquired into by Incharge, CIA Staff Sirhind, who was of the opinion that

the present petitioner had played a crucial role in the entire incident, as he

(P) had assured complainant to send him abroad. Money was also taken by

him and other accused. Initially, complainant was sent to Dubai on a tourist

Visa and from there he was sent to Azerbaijan, where he overstayed for

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which he had to pay fine and then he was deported back to India. A year and

a half later, petitioner along with other accused again extended false

promises, took money from complainant and sent him to Dubai. A fake

electronic Visa of Columbia was also sent to him. Complainant had to return

back to India. Thus,