CRM-M- IN 216 Navjeet Sin Vers State of Ha CORAM: Present: AARADHN 1. 01.04.2024 Indian Pen Baldev Na anticipatory 2. noticed her by filing a desirous o (Mobile No -73807-2025 -1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJA CHANDIGA eet Singh Versus of Haryana AM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE AA Mr. Anurag Chopra, Advocate Ms. Himani Jamwal, Advocate Mr. Vishal Singh, AAG, Harya Mr. Tarun Sharma, Advocate f **** ADHNA SAWHNEY, J. (Oral) Petitioner, who is an accus .2024, registered against him under S n Penal Code and Section 24 of Im ev Nagar, District Ambala, has filed ipatory bail. Relevant facts as emerging fr ed hereinbelow:- Amrik Singh, son of Gian Sing g a criminal complaint pointing the us of going abroad (Amrica). Bo e No. 98775-86348), Satish (Mobi 1- PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT DIGARH CRM-M-73807-2025 Date of Decision: 13.02.2026 …Petitioner. …Respondent. CE AARADHNA SAWHNEY. vocate with vocate for the petitioner. , Haryana. ocate for the complainant. accused in case FIR No. 93 date nder Sections 406, 420, 370, 120-B o of Immigration Act, at Police Statio filed the present petition for grant o ging from the documents on record b Singh, set the criminal law in motio therein that his son Daljit Singh wa Boy was known to Sahil @ Saga obile No. 70823-84500) and Moh .2026 dated B of Station grant of cord be otion h was Sagar Mohit GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.02.18 14:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- (Mobile No instrumenta mentioned Ravinder S them, they through pr 10.2.2023, Jaggi City etc. He alo Singh met S to the abov February, and Navjee Dubai. At persons in stayed in D Thereafter, Tajikistan authorities Delhi. All make since stay in Cha now, the ac America by Visa of Da without pas -73807-2025 -2 e No. 96729-82244), who assured ental in sending him abroad. In J ned three persons, he met Navjeet er Singh and one Jasjit Singh. When they assured that they would be a h proper channel. The entire deal 023, he (c) received a call from Sah City Centre, Ambala along with boy e alongwith his son Daljit Singh an met Sahil @ Sagar, Mohit and Satis above mentioned three persons, wh ry, 2023, as has been further alleg avjeet Singh (present petitioner) m . At that point in time also Rs.10 s in their office at Mohali. For tw in Dubai. Repeated requests were m fter, his son was finally sent to Alm tan and then to Turkey. When he ities disclosed that visa was fake an All the above mentioned persons a incere efforts to send his (c) son to Chandigarh for two months and wa he accused are consistently telling h a by Dubai. Two months have pass f Daljit Singh has also expired. The t passport and visa. Navjeet Singh 2- red him that these persons could b In January, 2023, through the abov jeet Singh (present petitioner), son When the entire facts were narrated be able to send the boy to Americ deal was struck at Rs.40 lakhs. O Sahil etc. who asked him to come boy’s passport and other documen h and Randhir Singh as also Sandee Satish. Rs.10 lakhs were handed ov , who also took Daljit’s passport. alleged by complainant, Jasjit Sing made his son to board a flight s.10 lakhs were given to these tw r two months, the boy (Daljit Sing ere made to all five to proceed furthe Almaty, from where, he was sent n he arrived at Airport Turkey, th e and thus, boy was deported back ns again assured him that they wou n to America. The boy was made d was finally sent to Sri Lanka. Eve ing him that the boy would be sent passed, but no steps have been take The boy is now stranded in Sri Lank ngh (petitioner), who is in possessio uld be above son of ted to erica . On me to ments ndeep d over rt. In Singh ght to e two Singh) rther. ent to y, the ack to would ade to Even ent to taken. Lanka ession GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.02.18 14:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- of Daljit Si safe arriva 2023, at th Thus, in al America. W by all the backdrop, persons sp assurances lieu thereo the matter the allegat was registe and Section Ambala. pre-arrest b Sessions Ju same, the p 3. is not in an in the prese main accus immigratio Jasjit Singh further, lea -73807-2025 -3 jit Singh’s passport, is not returning rrival of the boy back to native lan at the insistence of these persons, in all, despite having taken Rs.30 la a. Worst still, on account of misco the accused, the boy is stuck up in op, he requested the authorities s specifically named in the compla nces for sending his son to America ereof but failed to adhere to their pr tter was enquired into by the police egations levelled, a formal case vid registered under Sections 406, 420, 3 ection 24 of Immigration Act, at Poli Apprehending his arrest, peti rrest bail. The same came to be d ions Judge, Ambala, vide order dated , the present petition has been filed for Learned counsel for the petitio t in any which way involved in the inc e present case, only on account of the accused Jasjit Singh, who is still at la igration office in his music shop situ t Singh is the main beneficiary of th er, learned counsel contends that in fac 3- ning the same nor he is arranging fo e land. Complainant alleges that ns, Rs.10 lakhs were given to them 0 lakhs, the boy has not been sent isconduct and false assurances give p in Sri Lanka. Primarily with th ies concerned to catch hold of th mplaint, all of whom extended fal rica and had accepted Rs.30 lakhs ir promises. On receipt of complain lice officials and finding substance e vide FIR No. 93 dated 01.04.202 420, 370, 120-B of Indian Penal Cod at Police Station Baldev Nagar, Distri t, petitioner moved an application fo o be dismissed by learned Addition r dated 20.12.2025. Aggrieved of th led for grant of bail. petitioner contends that petitioner, wh the incident, has been falsely implicate of the fact that he is associated with th ll at large and who runs an unregistere op situated at Mohali. Aforementione of the entire transaction. Continuin t in fact petitioner is himself a victim o ng for hat in them. ent to given th this of the false khs in plaint, nce in 4.2024, al Code District tion for ditional of the er, who plicated with the gistered ntioned ntinuing ictim of GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.02.18 14:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- circumstanc abroad and music shop was given complainan put forth b though com co-accused support of h the case se executed a under trem complainan for financia these subm recovered f but being investigatio 4. State couns petitioner w incident. O Jasjit Singh and Mohit, -73807-2025 -4 mstances as co-accused Jasjit Singh ad and in lieu thereof had asked him to c shop. Never ever assurance or pro given by petitioner, who did not lainant. It is further the submission of orth by complainant, if analyzed crit gh complainant alleges having paid he cused, but he has not been able to p ort of his financial capacity. Learned counsel next contends ase set up by him, complainant with uted a compromise deed with Satish, S r tremendous mental stress and thus ant and handed over money to him inancial gains from petitioner and co submissions, learned counsel conte ered from petitioner for which custo being a law abiding citizen, he is tigation as and when called for by the Per contra, while opposing the counsel accompanied by learned cou ioner who has been named in FIR play ent. On every occasion, petitioner w t Singh. In fact, the other three accuse ohit, who were known to the son of 4- Singh also assured him to send hi him to work for him (Jasjit Singh) in h or promise or undertaking of any kin d not receive a single penny fro ion of learned counsel that the story a ed critically, is bereft of any logic, fo aid hefty sum of Rs.30 lakhs to all th le to place on record any document ntends that being aware of the falsity o with a malafide intention forcibly tish, Sahil and Mohit. These three we thus agreed to unjustified demands o him. Now, he (c) is on the look o nd co-accused Jasjit Singh. Based o contends that since nothing is to b custodial interrogation is not neede he is ready and willing to join th by the Investigating Officer. ing the request for grant of bail, learne ed counsel for complainant submit th IR played constructive role in the enti ioner was accompanied by co-accuse accused, namely, Sahil @ Sagar, Satis on of complainant, had assured the bo nd him in his kind y from story as gic, for o all the ment in alsity of ibly got ree were ands of look out ased on is to be needed, join the learned that e entire accused r, Satish the boy GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.02.18 14:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- that they a persons wo of petition flight for D staying for contacted repeated re Tazakistan account of given by p and at that in Sri Lank complainan petitioner attractive a and other c inspire con allegedly ex as to why accompani family mem that during cash was g custodial i -73807-2025 -5 they are well connected with certai ns would help him in sending abroad. titioner and Jasjit Singh, the son of c t for Dubai when again Rs.10 lakhs w ng for a while in Dubai, when Da cted accused persons, they stopped ted requests, the boy was sent to Alm kistan and finally to Turkey, from w unt of visa being fake. The matter do by petitioner and other accused, Da t that juncture as well, money was pa i Lanka. Passport of the boy has been It is further the submission lainant and learned State counsel th ioner that he is a victim of circum ctive at the first blush but when appre other connecting circumstances broug re confidence. If petitioner was him edly extended to him by co-accused Ja o why he (petitioner) continued mpanied Jasjit Singh on every occa ly members met them and handed over The next leg of submission ra during the course of investigation, it was given to both petitioner and co- dial interrogation is needed to 5- certain influential persons and thes broad. In February, 2023, at the askin n of complainant was made to board akhs were paid to both of them. Aft en Daljit Singh (son of complainan topped attending to his calls. Aft to Almaty, from where he was sent from where he was deported back o tter does not end here, on the assuranc ed, Daljit Singh was sent to Sri Lank as paid to them. The boy is now stuc been taken by Jasjit Singh. ssion of both the learned counsel fo nsel that the story as weaved by th circumstances, though appears to b appreciated in the light of documen brought on record, the same does n as himself a victim of false assuranc sed Jasjit Singh, it remains inexplicab nued working for Jasjit Singh an occasion when complainant and h d over the money. sion raised by learned State counsel ion, it was found that some amount -accused Jasjit Singh for which h to recover the same, to find o d these e asking board a . After lainant) After sent to back on surance i Lanka w stuck nsel for by the s to be cuments oes not surance plicable gh and and his unsel is ount in hich his ind out GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.02.18 14:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- whereabout drawing the learned Sta from the k concession himself me FIR No. 2 of Indian Immigratio involved in registered u at Police S mentioned. dated 26.1 submission facts were requested f learned Sta that learned brought to h petitioner h in his favo arrest bail. -73807-2025 -6 eabouts of Jasjit Singh who has no ing the attention of the Court to the q ed State counsel contends that petition the knowledge of the Court is eve ession of this discretionary relief of pre elf mentioned having been involved in No. 215 dated 29.11.2023, registered an Penal Code, Section 25, 27 o igration Act, at Police Station Balo lved in another case of like nature bea tered u/s 406, 420, 506 of IPC and Se lice Station Sadhaura, District Yamu ioned. Attention of the Court has also 26.12.2025 passed by this Court issions of both the counsels, when th were brought to the notice of lea ested for short accommodation to ver ed State counsel, no explanation in t earned counsel for petitioner submits t ght to his notice by petitioner. In view of the submissions a ioner has failed to make out a case of s favour entitling him for the grant o t bail. Dismissal of the petition has be 6- has not been arrested till date. Whi the questionable conduct of petitione etitioner, who suppressed material fac even otherwise not entitled to th f of pre-arrest bail, for in para 10, he (P lved in one other criminal case bearin istered u/s 406, 420, 323, 506, 148, 14 , 27 of Arms Act and Section 24 o n Balongi, Mohali. However, he ure bearing FIR No. 33 dated 8.2.202 and Section 10, 24 of Immigration Ac Yamunanagar, which fact he has n as also been drawn to the interim ord ourt vide which while recording th hen this fact of suppression of materi of learned counsel for petitioner, h to verify the same. Today also, as p n in this regard is forthcoming exce bmits that all the relevant facts were n ions advanced, it has been prayed th ase of exceptional depravity or hardsh rant of this extraordinary relief of pr has been prayed for. While titioner, ial facts to the he (P) bearing 48, 149 n 24 of r, he is .2.2024, ion Act, has not m order ing the material ner, he , as per except ere not yed that ardship of pre- GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.02.18 14:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- 5. documents 6. the counse Supreme C application 7. The State Supreme C ought not t 8. petitioner i In view of learned cou frauds com deprived of children/fam taken, Cour case of exc extra ordina 9. 13.02.2026 gbs -73807-2025 -7 Heard learned counsel for th ments on record. Before expressing any opinio ounsels, it would be appropriate to r eme Court, wherein the factors to be k cation for grant of anticipatory bail, ha In Nikita Jagganath Shetty @ tate of Maharashtra and another, eme Court held that “Anticipatory ba not to be granted in a routine manne Factual backdrop of the cas ioner in the entire incident has been h ew of submissions advanced by learn ed counsel for the complainant and t s committed on innocent unsuspecting ived of their hard earned money by imp ren/family members etc. would be sen Court is of the opinion that petitione of exceptional depravity or hardship ordinary relief of grant of pre-arrest b The petition being devoid of a .2026 Whether Speaking/reasoned Whether Reportable 7- for the parties and have perused th opinion on submissions raised by bo te to refer to the judgment of Hon’b o be kept in mind while dealing with a , have been discussed. etty @ Nikita Vishwajeet Jadhav v her, 2025 AIR SC 3375, the Hon’b ry bail is an exceptional remedy an nner.” he case and the role played by th een highlighted in para 2 of this orde learned State counsel accompanied b and taking note of the fact that such lik ing persons are on the rise, who a by imposters who assure them that the be sent abroad, strict view needs to b titioner has not been able to make out rdship in his favour entitling him th rrest bail. id of any merit is hereby dismissed. (AARADHNA SAWHNEY) JUDGE : Yes/No : Yes/No sed the by both Hon’ble with an av vs. Hon’ble y and by the is order. nied by uch like who are hat their ds to be ke out a im this NEY) GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.02.18 14:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document