IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on : 12.02.2026 Pronounced on: 09.03.2026 CHANDERJOT SINGH DHILLON ..... PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR.

..... RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Present : Mr. Bhupinder Ghai, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Shaveta Sanghi, DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Pardeep Singh Poonia, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Yudhveer Hooda, Advocate, Mr. Ankur Mehta, Advocate, Mr. Dharam Pal Saini, Advocate for the respondent No.2-complainant.

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SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J.

1. The extra-ordinary jurisdiction vested in this Court by virtue of Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, has been invoked by the petitioner for quashing of FIR No.521 dated 29.11.2021, Police Station Naraingarh, District Ambala. The above-mentioned FIR has been lodged for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 406, 420, 506, 120-B of Indian Penal Code, 1860.

2. In nut-shell, the facts emerging from record are that the FIR of this came into being at the instance of ‘Vijay Kumar’, ‘Vikrant Aggarwal’, ‘Anil Goyal’, hereinafter being referred to as complainants only. It was alleged by the complainants that all of them are resident of District Ambala (Haryana) and businessmen by profession. According to complainants in the year 2006, they had decided to start a business in partnership, and that after due consultation, it was observed that for new business, they required an industrial plot. As per complainant in the above-mentioned circumstances they came in contact of Satbir Singh, a former partner of complainant Vijay Kumar, and that Satbir Singh introduced them to his brother-in-law, namely Chanderjot Singh Dhillon, the accused/petitioner, hereinafter being referred to as petitioner only.

3. According to complainants in September, 2006 with the intentions to cheat the complainants, the petitioner allured the complainants for the purchase of an industrial plot in the territory of State of Himachal Pradesh, where the Government had introduced a package for promotion of industries. As per complainants, the petitioner projected that certain rebates in taxes, electricity charges, subsidies etc. were offered by the State Government of Himachal Pradesh, and that such facilities/offers were available to the residents of Himachal Pradesh only. It was further alleged by the complainants that the petitioner stated before the complainants that he being a resident of Himachal Pradesh he was eligible for the above- mentioned facilities. The complainant further alleged that finding the offer to be lucrative they invested the money, for the purchase of industrial plot, which was purchased in the name of petitioner to avail the facilities given by the State Government. According to complainants, the land admeasuring 9-3 Bigas, comprised in Khatoni No.68 Min/70 Khasra No.214/110 village Kheri Tehsil Nahan District Sirmaour, was purchased in the name of petitioner and the sale deed of the same was got executed on 21.10.2006 on payment of Rs.6,45,000/-. The complainants further alleged that for the levelling of above-mentioned piece of land JCB & Calf machines, and tractors, were engaged by the complainants and towards the expenses for engagement of above-mentioned machines a huge amount was spent by them.

4. It was also alleged by the complainants that the petitioner in an order to extract more money from them, projected that in order to avail the facilities of subsidy, tax exemption and other benefits etc., the palm of the concerned officers were to be greased and for that purpose he demanded a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- from the complainants, which was given to them. The complainants further alleged that there was an understanding between the complainants and the petitioner to the effect that in case their project would not take-off, the petitioner would sell the land and the sale proceeds would be returned to the complainants. According to complainants, the above- mentioned project could not be set-up, and therefore,