CRM-M-55977- IN THE H MANVIR SINGH STATE OF HAR 1 The dat 2 The dat 3 The dat website 4 Whethe pronoun pronoun 5 The del judgme CORAM: HON Present: Mr. Ms. H Ms. M (throu MANISHA BATR 1. The Section 483 of Bh for grant of regul registered under S City, District Amb -2025 (O&M) 1 THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB A CHANDIGARH INGH Versus HARYANA he date when the judgment is reserved he date when the judgment is pronoun he date when the judgment is uploaded ebsite hether only operative part of the judg ronounced or whether the full judgmen ronounced he delay, if any, of the pronouncement dgment and reasons thereof. HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANIS r. S.S. Moni, Advocate for the petit Ms. Himani Arora, DAG, Haryana Ms. Manpreet Ghuman, Advocate for (through video conferencing) **** BATRA, J. The instant petition has been prefe of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanh regular bail in case arising out of F nder Sections 406, 420 and 120B of t Ambala. JAB AND HARYANA AT ARH CRM-M-55977-2025 (O&M) ... Petitioner ...Respondent served 24.03.2026 onounced 27.03.2026 loaded on the 27.03.2026 e judgment is dgment is Full cement of full Not applicable ANISHA BATRA e petitioner ate for the complainant preferred by the petitioner under Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) ut of FIR No.214 dated 12.06.2024 of IPC at Police Station Ambala oner dent nder SS”) 2024 bala AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.27 18:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-55977- 2. The a complaint submitt alongwith his wi training for IELT Singh and his wife him that he was e shared their cont complainant sent purpose of issuan family members w asking of the peti bank account by M office of the com stickers were affi favour of holders passports of 04 m They were subjec the complainant h visas in the month complainant that received by him a them and the pet favour of 04 pers lakhs from the off -2025 (O&M) 2 The aforementioned FIR was registe bmitted by the complainant Satbir S is wife Akwinder Kaur was runnin IELTS classes. He came into conta is wife Rajvir Kaur in January, 2023. was engaged in the business of send r contact numbers. On being ind t sent passports of Manish Kumar an issuance of visas in their favour. Th bers were sent by the petitioner for b e petitioner, an amount of Rs.10 lakh t by Manish Kumar on 06.03.2023. e complainant and had shown seve re affixed and represented to him th lders of those passports. On being co 04 more persons to the petitioner fo subjected to biometric tests also. On nant had sent 12 more passports to h month of March, 2023. On 03.04.202 t that passport requests (PPR) pertai him and demanded fees. An amoun e petitioner informed the complainant 4 persons. On that premise, he colle the office of the complainant. He kept registered on the basis of a written atbir Singh alleging therein that he running an institute for providing contact with the petitioner Manvir 2023. The petitioner represented to f sending people abroad. They had g induced by the petitioner, the ar and his family members for the r. The said Manish Kumar and his for biometrics on 02.03.2023. On 10 lakhs had been transferred in his 023. The petitioner also visited the n several passports on which visa im that he had got visas issued in ing convinced, the complainant sent for the purpose of issuing visas. o. On inducement of the petitioner, ts to him for the purpose of issuing .04.2023, the petitioner informed the pertaining to 04 persons had been amount of Rs.20 lakhs was given to lainant that visas had been issued in e collected another amount of Rs.8 e kept on representing that the visas ritten at he iding anvir ed to had , the he d his On his d the visa d in sent isas. , uing d the been en to ed in Rs.8 visas AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.27 18:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-55977- in favour of all tho had been issued a the complainant o the visas/tickets w the complainant w to return the mone dishonoured. By brother Paramvir S prayed for taking a 3. After The petitioner and in Central Jail Pat them. They were petitioner suffered co-accused Sarabj and allured the c abroad but with a them, had got arr Sarabjit Singh Sa Sandhu got issued cancelled. The c statement o the b accused. Offence -2025 (O&M) 3 all those persons whose passports had sued and extracted an amount of Rs.4 nant on that premise. However, subs kets which were shown to be affixed nant were forged and fabricated one. e money, the petitioner issued 05 cheq . By alleging that the petitioner in mvir Singh @ Prince had cheated him aking action in the matter. After registration of FIR, investigatio er and his brother Paramvir Singh @ ail Patiala in connection with several y were joined into investigation of th uffered disclosure statement admitting Sarabjit Singh Sandhu and Paramvir S the complainant and his clients on with an intent to cheat them and cau ot arranged forged affixation of visa gh Sandhu on their passports. Th issued air tickets in favour of the The co-accused Paramvir Singh als the basis of which Sarabjit Singh S ffence under Section 120B of IPC was rts had been sent by the complainant f Rs.49,95,000/- from the clients of r, subsequently it was revealed that ffixed on the passports of clients of one. On asking of the complainant 5 cheques in his favour which were er in connivance with his wife and ed him and his clients/customers, he stigation proceedings were initiated. gh @ Prince were already confined everal other cases registered against n of this case on 01.04.2025. The mitting that in connivance with the vir Singh @ Prince, he had induced ts on the premise of sending them d cause wrongful loss of money to of visa stickers through co-accused s. The co-accused Sarabjit Singh f the victim but later on got them gh also suffered similar disclosure ingh Sandhu was nominated an an C was added. inant ts of that ts of inant were nd s, he ated. fined ainst The the uced them ey to used ingh them sure n an AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.27 18:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-55977- 4. The Jail, Patiala in c investigation of disclosure statem alongwith the peti the petitioner that on the pretext of also, about arrangi air tickets of the also got recovered from the petitione were sent to Ca counterfeited. Ra Investigation now 5. It is a falsely implicated consultancy busin help people comp were clients of co petitioner and had of visas in their fa account of Sarabji of a sum of Rs.11 Kaur. Several F -2025 (O&M) 4 The co-accused Sarabjit Singh Sanh in connection with several other n of this case on 23.04.2024. O statement accepting his active role petitioner and co-accused and that h that was collected by him (Manvir ext of sending them abroad and in fu arranging forged stickers of visas on p victims arranged issued and later overed an amount of Rs.50,000/- out titioner. The copies of visas affixed o to Canadian embassy and it was d. Rajvir Kaur wife of the petition n now stands concluded. It is argued by learned counsel for t licated in this case. In fact, he w business in the name of GB Immigr completing paper formalities for goin of co-accused Sarabjit Singh Sandh d had paid different amounts of mon heir favour through RTGS. The said a Sarabjit Singh Sandhu by the petitione Rs.11 Crore by accused Sarabjit Singh eral FIRs have been registered again Sanhu was also lodged in Central r cases. He was joined into 4. On interrogation, he suffered e role in hatching of conspiracy that had been receiving money from anvir Singh) from different persons d in furtherance of their conspiracy s on passports of the victims, getting later on getting them cancelled. He out of the money he had received fixed on the passports of the victims t was confirmed that they were etitioner was found to be innocent. l for the petitioner that he has been , he was running an immigration mmigration Consultant and used to r going abroad. Some persons who Sandhu had imposed trust upon the f money for the purpose of issuance said amount was transferred into the etitioner. He himself was defrauded t Singh Sandhu and his wife Sukhbir against co-accused Sarabjit Singh ntral into fered iracy from rsons iracy tting . He ived tims were cent. been ation ed to who n the ance o the uded khbir ingh AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.27 18:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-55977- Sandhu. While ef Constitution had n dated 10.10.2024 Sandhu as he hims properly commun beneficiary of any account by the com him. The subject would not serve a considered to be a argued that he des 6. Per c are serious alleg Immigration Cons Prince and Sarab Rs.1,59,95,000/- residency of Cana wrongful gain. H complainant and o duped them of the on the passports o name of the victim habitual offender have been registe -2025 (O&M) 5 hile effecting his arrest, the mandatory had not been complied with. He had .2024 Sector 32-33 Karnal as against e himself is a victim of the said accuse mmunicated to him by the Invest of any transaction as no money had the complainant. No incriminating ma ubject offences are triable by Magistr erve any useful purpose. His involve to be a reason for denying benefit of he deserves to be released on bail. Per contra, learned State counsel has allegations against the petitioner Consultancy in connivance with the Sarabjit Singh Sandhu duped the - on the pretext of providing the f Canada in order to cause wrongful ain. He hatched conspiracy with th t and other victims on the premise of of their money by managing to get for ports of the victims. Even the air tic victims had been got cancelled subs ender as several other cases of simila registered against him. He has even datory provision of Article 22 of the e had got registered an FIR No.565 gainst the co-accused Sarabjit Singh accused. Grounds of arrest were not Investigating Officer. He is not y had been transferred in his bank ing material has been recovered from agistrate. His further incarceration nvolvement in other cases cannot be efit of bail to him. It is, therefore, sel has vehemently argued that there tioner who is the owner of GB th the co-accused Paramvir Singh @ ed the victims of an amount of ng them visitor visas or permanent ongful loss to such persons for his ith the co-accused and allured the ise of sending them to Canada and get forged stickers of visa of Canada air tickets got issued by him in the d subsequently. The petitioner is a similar nature and of other offences s even been convicted in cases of f the .565 ingh e not not bank from n ot be fore, there GB h @ t of nent r his the and nada n the is a nces es of AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.27 18:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-55977- cheating, forgery. offences, if extend deserve to be allow 7. This C for the parties at co 8. The p accused, in pursua Rs.1,59,95,000/- At the behest of th the bank account by the petitioner affixed by him wit in favour of the vi got cancelled. Th a habitual offend commenced and t undue delay in co examined. The ap intimidating the w Taking into cons petitioner, his crim cases of similar na in some of such ca -2025 (O&M) 6 rgery. There are chances of his absc ended benefit of bail. It is thus arg e allowed. This Court has heard the rival submis es at considerable length. The petitioner is alleged to have hatc pursuance of which the victims were - on the premise of getting visas f st of the petitioner, an amount of Rs.85 count of co-accused Sarabjit Singh Sa tioner from the victims, forged and im with intent to cheat them. Even air he victims by the petitioner and the d. The allegations against the petition offender being involved in several and there is nothing on record to s in conclusion of the trial. The ma The apprehension that he may abscond the witnesses cannot be stated to consideration the nature of the all is criminal antecedents which show h ilar nature and also that he had been e uch cases, this Court is of the conside is absconding or committing similar hus argued that the petition does not ubmissions made by learned counsel e hatched a conspiracy with the co- were induced to part with a sum of visas for abroad issued against them. f Rs.85 lakhs had been transferred in gh Sandhu. On the passports taken d and fabricated visa stickers were ven air tickets which were got issued d the co-accused were subsequently etitioner are serious in nature. He is everal other cases. The trial has d to show that there would be any he material witnesses are yet to be scond or commit similar offences or ed to be unfounded at this stage. the allegations levelled against the show his complicity in several other been even held guilty and convicted onsidered opinion that the petitioner milar s not unsel - m of hem. d in aken were sued ently He is has any o be es or tage. t the other icted ioner AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.27 18:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-55977- does not deserve compelling ground the same is dismis 9. It is m the purpose of dec on the merits of th 10. In the petitioner, it shall application seekin 11. Since any, is rendered in 27.03.2026 Amit Sharma -2025 (O&M) 7 serve to be extended benefit of bai ground has been made out for allowi dismissed. It is made clear that any observation of deciding the present petition and t s of the case. In the event of there being any FIR t shall be open to the respondent-State seeking cancellation of bail. Since the main petition has been dism ered infructuous. MAN Whether speaking/reasoned:- Yes Whether reportable:- Yes/No of bail at this stage. As such no allowing the petition. Accordingly, vation made herein above is only for and the same shall have no bearing y FIR/complaint lodged against the State to seek redressal by filing an dismissed, pending application, if MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE Yes/No h no ngly, for aring t the g an n, if AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.27 18:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.