IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Uday Pal and another ....Petitioners V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent Date of decision: 07.05.2026 Date of Uploading : 07.05.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Divyam Singh, Advocate for the petitioners.

Ms. Mahima Yashpal Singla, Senior DAG Haryana.

Mr. Najar Singh, Advocate for the complainant.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. Present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioners seeking grant of anticipatory/pre-arrest bail under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 in FIR No.187 dated 11.07.2025 registered for offences punishable under Sections 420, 406 and 120-B of IPC at Police Station Baldev Nagar, District Ambala.

2. As per the prosecution case, complainant Sanjeev Kumar, who is stated to be engaged in the power sector business at Faridabad has alleged that about one year prior to registration of the FIR, he came in contact with co-accused Brahm Prakash, a property dealer, who represented that he could facilitate purchase of land situated near Grain Market, Mohra, Ambala. It has been alleged that the complainant was thereafter introduced to the other accused persons including Yash Pal, Uday Pal and Bhanu Pratap Singh (petitioners herein). It has been further alleged that the accused persons jointly represented to the complainant that they would facilitate execution of an agreement to sell in respect of the land in question and showed certain agreements and documents relating thereto. Relying upon such assurances/representations, the complainant allegedly paid an amount of Rs.35 lakhs to the present petitioner and Rs.12 lakhs to co-accused Brahm Prakash in the presence of Patwari Parveen Kumar. Despite receipt of the said amount, neither any agreement to sell was executed nor the money was returned. Thereafter the accused persons stopped responding to the calls of the complainant. Based on these set of allegations, the instant FIR came to be registered.

3. Learned counsel or petitioners has iterated that the petitioners are innocent persons and have been falsely implicated into the FIR in question. Learned counsel has further iterated that the petitioners are neither named in the FIR nor they have ever met the complainant at any point of time. According to learned counsel, the FIR has been initially registered only against co-accused Yashpal Singh, Brahm Prakash and Patwari Parveen Kumar with the allegations pertaining to non-execution of an agreement to sell and the petitioners have no concern whatsoever with the complainant or the alleged transaction. It has been further iterated that the petitioners are agriculturists by profession and owners/co-sharers of land situated in village Dukheri, Tehsil and District Ambala. It has been further contended that much prior to the registration of the FIR in question, the petitioners have entered into agreements to sell dated 03.04.2024 and 22.06.2024 with M/s Sunjoss LLP, Gurugram through co-accused Yashpal Singh in respect of the said land for a total sale consideration of Rs.1,04,00,000/- per acre and have received an amount of Rs.5 lakhs as earnest money in pursuance thereof. Learned counsel has emphasized that the petitioners have been implicated solely on the basis that co-accused Yashpal Singh has transferred an amount of Rs.5 lakhs into their accounts, which amount he allegedly received from complainant Sanjeev Kumar. Learned counsel has asserted that the petitioners have received the said amount in pursuance of the aforesaid agreements to sell and have no knowledge regarding any dealings between the complainant and co-accused Yashpal Singh. Furthermore, the petitioners have neither induced the complainant nor received any money directly from him. It has been further contended that no agreement to sell has ever executed between the complainant and the petitioners and therefore the basic ingredients of offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 IPC are not attracted against them. It has been further c