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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 107 CRM-M-31761-2025 Date of decision: 06.06.2025 JASHANPREET SINGH ..Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL Present: Mr. A.G.S. Dhillon, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Samarth Sagar, Addl. A.G., Haryana. Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Advocate for the complainant.
ANIL KSHETARPAL, J(Oral)
1. The petitioner prays for pre-arrest bail in a criminal case arising from FIR No.0220, dated 19.04.2025, registered under Section 406, 420 IPC and Section 24 of the Immigration Act, at Police Station Assand, Karnal, Haryana.
2. As per the case of the prosecution, the prosecutrix has been defrauded of Rs.25,00,000/- by a travel agent while promising to send her son Gursehajpal Singh to USA. The petitioner’s son was deported back from Panama as he was being sent illegally. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that he has already refunded Rs.5,00,000/- the amount received by the petitioner from the prosecutrix. Moreover, the petitioner had only introduced the prosecutrix with an agent from Ambala.
3. Per contra, learned counsel for first informant contends that the petitioner has admitted receipt of Rs.24,50,000/- by executing a writing while promising to return the same.
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4. This Court has considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties.
5. In the facts of this case, custodial interrogation of the petitioner shall be required in order to unearth the details of the illegal rackets involved in illegal immigration.
6. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the petition.
7. This Court has already considered the matter, hence, the prayer for withdrawal of the petition is rejected.
8. Hence, no ground to grant concession of bail is made out.
9. Dismissed. June 06th, 2025 (ANIL KSHETARPAL) Ayub
JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No MOHD AYUB 2025.06.06 14:24 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.