CRM-M- 3869 IN THE (208+14 MANDEEP J STATE OF PU CORAM: HO Present: Mr Ms M M *** MANISHA BA CRM-31350-2 1. Ap exceptions and placed on record CRM-M-38692 1. Th 482 of Bharati grant of anticip registered unde 2023 (for short Station NRI, P 38692-2026 (O&M) 1 THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB CHANDIGARH 40) CR Da JINDAL Versus PUNJAB HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MAN Mr. Vaibhav Sehgal, Advocate fo Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab Ms. G.K. Mann, Senior Advocate Mr. Anmol Jeevan Singh Gill, Ad **** A BATRA, J. (ORAL) 2026 Application for placing on record s and the documents annexed with the record as Annexure P10 to P18 resp 38692-2026 The instant petition has been filed b haratiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, anticipatory bail in case arising out of under Sections 318(4) and 316(2 r short “BNS”) [Section 303(2) of Police Commissionerate Ludhian JAB AND HARYANA AT ARH CRM-M-38692-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 21.08.2026 ... Petitioner ...Respondent MANISHA BATRA or the applicant-petitioner njab e with dvocate for the complainant record is allowed subject to all just ith the application are ordered to be pectively. filed by the petitioner under Section nhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for out of FIR No.08 dated 03.06.2026 2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, BNS added later on] at Police na. l just to be ction for 6 hita, olice AMIT SHARMA 2026.08.21 19:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M- 3869 2. As Canadian citize land situated w Ludhiana. The the name of M agreement to p amount of Rs. 1 was to be exe possession of th agreements of d different perso complainant. H favour of differ land out of the leaving only 3 executed anothe complainant and despite the fact planned conspir the complainan competent auth different person he had caused prayed for takin 38692-2026 (O&M) 2 As per the allegations, the compla citizen, owned 25 Kanals 12 Marlas ated within the revenue estate of Vil The present petitioner, who is runni of M/s Jindal Realtors and Builders t to purchase land owned by the co f Rs. 1.01 Crore was paid by him as e executed within a period of two n of the entire land during the interve ts of different parts of the said land in persons by taking undue advanta ant. He got separate sale deeds execut different persons and in this manner of the total land owned by the compl nly 3 Kanals and 7 Marlas of land another agreement to sell to purchase ant and kept on getting the dates for ex e fact that the complainant was ready onspiracy hatched by him, he got the lainant converted into a colony with t authority, without her knowledge persons. Thereafter, she filed a civil aused wrongful loss of money to her r taking action in the matter. She furt omplainant Gurmeet Kaur, who is a arlas of un-partitioned agricultural of Village Dhandari Kalan, District running a business of real estate in uilders at Ludhiana, entered into an the complainant on 11.03.2023. An im as earnest money. The sale deed of two years. The petitioner took intervening period and also executed land in the form of plots in favour of dvantage of the old age of the executed through the complainant in anner, approximately 22 Kanals of complainant had been sold, thereby land in her name. The petitioner rchase the remaining land from the for execution of sale deed extended, ready and willing to do so. In a well- ot the agricultural land belonging to y without obtaining approval of the ledge and consent, and sold it to suit against him by alleging that to her with intent to cheat her, she further alleged that the petitioner, is a ltural strict te in to an . An deed took uted ur of the in ls of by ioner the ded, - ng to f the it to that she oner, AMIT SHARMA 2026.08.21 19:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M- 3869 without her con by her. 3. Aft initiated and are application for Court of learn 14.07.2026. 4. It i falsely implicat nature, which h arrived at betwe of anticipatory b the petitioner ready to join in be allowed. 5. Pe report has argu commission of t custodial interro does not deserv 6. L has submitted th 38692-2026 (O&M) 3 er consent, had removed the barbed w After registration of FIR, investig and are underway. Apprehending his a n for grant of anticipatory bail, whic learned Additional Sessions Judge, It is argued by learned counsel for plicated in this case. The dispute b hich has been given a criminal colour between the parties. The complainan atory bail is extended to the petitioner is not required. No recovery is nvestigation. It is, therefore, arg Per contra, learned State counsel s argued that the allegations make on of the subject offences as against th interrogation is required. It is hence a deserve to be allowed. Learned Senior counsel for the co itted that the complainant has no objec rbed wire fencing of the land owned nvestigation proceedings have been g his arrest, the petitioner moved an l, which has been dismissed by the Judge, Ludhiana vide order dated sel for the petitioner that he has been pute between the parties is of civil colour. A compromise has now been nt has no objection if the benefit itioner. The custody interrogation of to be effected from him. He is gued that the petition deserves to unsel while placing on record status make out a prima facie case for ainst the petitioner and, therefore, his ence argued by her that the petition the complainant, on the other hand, o objection if the petition is allowed, ned been d an y the ated been civil been nefit f s o s for e, his tition and, wed, AMIT SHARMA 2026.08.21 19:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M- 3869 since a compro She has also pla 7. Th counsel for the p 8. Th causing wrongf agreements to s parties has been the considered required. As suc the petitioner. ordered to be investigation an receipt of a cert on bail by the I bonds to his sati 9. It i not be construed case and shall n 10. Sin any, is rendered 21.08.2026 Amit Sharma 38692-2026 (O&M) 4 ompromise has been arrived at betwe lso placed on record a copy of the com This Court has heard the rival s or the parties at considerable length. The petitioner is alleged to have rongful loss of money to her by sale o ts to sell executed in his favour. How s been settled. Taking into considera dered opinion that custodial interrog As such a case for grant of anticipator oner. Accordingly. the petition is a o be extended benefit of anticipator and surrendering within a period a certified copy of this order and upon y the Investigating Officer on furnish his satisfaction. t is, however, clarified that the o nstrued as an expression of opinion of shall not influence the outcome of the t Since the main petition has been ndered infructuous. (M Whether speaking/reasoned:- Whether reportable:- Yes/No between the petitioner and herself. e compromise dated 18.08.2026. rival submissions made by learned have cheated the complainant by sale of her property in pursuance of r. However, the dispute between the sideration this fact, this Court is of terrogation of the petitioner is not cipatory bail is made out in favour of n is allowed and the petitioner is ipatory bail, subject to his joining period of 10 days from the date of d upon doing so, he shall be released urnishing personal as well as surety t the observations made above shall ion of this Court on the merits of the of the trial in any manner. allowed, pending application, if (MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE - Yes/No rself. rned t by ce of n the is of not ur of er is ining te of ased urety shall f the n, if AMIT SHARMA 2026.08.21 19:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.