CRM-M-72527- IN THE H (118) JASMEET KAUR STATE OF PUNJ CORAM: HON Present: Ms. S (throu Ms. S MANISHA BATR 1. The Section 483 of Bh for grant of regul registered under S Station Patti (now 2. The a complaint submitt purchased a vacan son of Saudagar @ entire sale conside possession of the -2025 (O&M) 1 THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB A CHANDIGARH
KAUR Versus
PUNJAB HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANIS s. Satwant Mehta, Advocate for the (through video conference) Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab ****
BATRA, J. (ORAL)
The instant petition has been prefe of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanh regular bail in case arising out of F nder Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 47 i (now Police Station Patti City) Distric The aforementioned FIR was registe ubmitted by the complainant Kulwan vacant plot measuring 5 marla from agar @ Sardara situated at Village Kal onsideration amount had been paid by of the said land and was growing veg JAB AND HARYANA AT ARH CRM-M-72527-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 20.02.2026 ... Petitioner
...Respondent
ANISHA BATRA
for the petitioner preferred by the petitioner under a Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) ut of FIR No.291 dated 16.11.2012 68, 471 and 120B of IPC at Police District Tarn Taran. registered on the basis of a written ulwant Singh alleging that he had from the owner Bedi Ram @ Bedi ge Kalu Wala as on 22.09.2010. The paid by him at that time. He was in g vegetables and fodder etc. on the 2026 nder ) 2012 olice ritten had Bedi The as in n the AMIT SHARMA 2026.02.20 17:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-72527- same. In June, 20 to his house and t the complainant h in November, 201 vacate the above s complaint agains punishable under petitioner and co registered in the n Saudagar though h offences of cheat proceedings were under Section 82 proclaimed person arrested and 02 m arrested. They fa 28.10.2025. Inves 3. It is a falsely implicated trial will take cons Magistrate. Her f does not have any released on bail. -2025 (O&M) 2 ne, 2012, the petitioner alongwith her and told that 06 marlas of land inclu nant had been purchased by them and er, 2011. Both of them extended thr bove said plot. The accused-Sukhdev against him and he was booked under Sections 107 and 151 of Cr d co-accused Sukhdev Singh got a sa the name of the preset petition by im ough he had already died on 22.09.19 cheating and forgery. After regis were initiated. The petitioner abs on 82 of Cr.P.C. were initiated again son vide order dated 15.04.2013. 02 more accused namely Gyan Sing hey faced trial and were convicted. T Investigation qua her now stands con It is argued by learned counsel for th icated in this case. She is not required e considerable time to conclude. The Her further incarceration would not s e any criminal antecedents. It is thus, th her husband Sukhdev Singh came including the land in possession of m and a sale deed has been executed ed threats to kill him, if he did not khdev Singh even got lodged a false oked for commission of offences Cr.P.C. By alleging that the ot a sale deed qua the land in dispute by impersonating the original owner .09.1984 and had thereby committed r registration of FIR, investigation er absconded herself. Proceedings against her and she was declared a 2013. Accused Sukhdev Singh was n Singh and Balkar Singh were also ted. The petitioner was arrested on ds concluded. for the petitioner that she has been quired for further investigation. The . The subject offences are triable by d not serve any useful purpose. She s thus, argued that she deserves to be came n of uted not false nces t the spute wner itted ation ings red a was also d on been The y She to be AMIT SHARMA 2026.02.20 17:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-72527- 4. Status vehemently argue petitioner are serio she got sale deed name by imperso accused have alre more than 12 yea benefit of bail. It i 5. This C for both the parties 6. The p has been conclude future are bleak as which she has bee prima facie show however, she has She is not required would be served proposition of law incarceration shou the jail is to secu preventive or puni -2025 (O&M) 3 Status report and custody certific argued by learned State counsel th re serious in nature as by hatching co deed of the land purchased by the personating the original owner who e already been convicted. She evad 2 years. There are chances of her ail. It is thus, urged that she does not d This Court has heard the rival submis parties at considerable length. The petitioner is in custody since 2 ncluded. Of course, the chances of c leak as even charges have not been fra as been booked are triable by Magis show her complicity in the commis e has been in custody for a period of equired for the purpose of investigation erved by detaining her in custody of law is that bail is the rule and j n should not be replica of post-convict o secure appearance of the accused r punitive. Keeping in view the abov ertificate have been filed. It is sel that the allegations against the ing conspiracy with the co-accused, y the complainant registered in her r who had already died. The co- e evaded her arrest for a period of f her absconding again, if extended s not deserve to be released on bail. ubmissions made by learned counsel ince 28.10.2025. The investigation es of conclusion of trial in the near een framed so far. The offences for Magistrate. Though the allegations ommission of the subject offences, iod of 03 months and 22 days now. tigation. As such no fruitful purpose stody anymore. The well settled and jail is an exception. Pre-trial onviction sentencing. The object of cused during trial, and it cannot be e above discussed facts, this Court is It is t the used, her - d of nded unsel ation near s for tions nces, now. pose ttled trial ct of t be urt is AMIT SHARMA 2026.02.20 17:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-72527- of the considered o to the petitioner petitioner is order well as surety bon trial Court/Chief following conditio (i) ind fac ma (ii) circ (iii hea (iv) pre furn info (v) Car lea any -2025 (O&M) 4 dered opinion that the petitioner has m ioner at this stage. Accordingly, the ordered to be released on bail subjec ty bonds to the extent of 02 sureties to Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Mag nditions :- (i) The petitioner shall not dire inducement, threat or promise to a facts of the case or tamper with th manner whatsoever. (ii) The petitioner shall not le circumstance without permission of (iii) The petitioner shall appear b hearing. (iv) The petitioner shall provide he present address before the learne furnishing of bonds and shall n informing the trial Court. (v) The petitioner shall also give c Card if any and details of her m learned trial Court at the time of fu any change in her mobile phone has made out a case for grant of bail ly, the petition is allowed and the subject to her furnishing personal as to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned and on the t directly or indirectly make any se to any person acquainted with the with the evidence of the case in any not leave the country under any sion of the learned trial Court. pear before each and every date of ide her permanent address as well as learned trial Court at the time of hall not change the same without give copy of her Aadhar Card, PAN mobile phone number(s) to the e of furnishing of bonds and in case, hone number takes place, then she f bail the al as rned the any h the any any te of ell as e of thout PAN the case, she AMIT SHARMA 2026.02.20 17:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-72527- sha and (vi) lea 8. Howe cancellation of b subsequent case. 9. It is m the purpose of dec on the merits of th 10. Since any, is rendered in 20.02.2026 Amit Sharma -2025 (O&M) 5 shall inform about the same to the and shall keep her mobile phone sw (vi) The petitioner shall deposit h learned trial Court. However, it will be open for th of bail in case the petitioner is f case. It is made clear that any observation of deciding the present petition and t s of the case. Since the main petition has been all ered infructuous. (MA Whether speaking/reasoned:- Yes
   to the learned trial Court in advance switched on all times. posit her passport, if any, with the or the prosecution to apply for r is found involved in any other vation made herein above is only for and the same shall have no bearing een allowed, pending application, if (MANISHA BATRA)
JUDGE
Yes/No
ance the for other for aring if AMIT SHARMA 2026.02.20 17:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.