CRM-M-68642-2025 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 109 CRM-M-68642-2025 (O&M). Date of Decision: 27.07.2026. Amit Punia ....Petitioner. VERSUS State of Haryana ....Respondent. **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH --- Present: Mr. Abhimanyu Singh, Advocate and Mr. Monit Pal Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Malvika Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. Mr. Manu Loona, Advocate for the complainant. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed hereunder:- Name of petitioner(s) FIR No. Date Section(s) Police Station District Amit Punia 568 03.09.2024 408, 420, 120-B IPC Sadar, Gurugram Gurugram 2. Brief facts of the case, as discussed in the order dated 14.11.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Gurugram, (Annexure P-7), are reproduced herebelow for reference:- “A complaint was given by complainant Anand Mohan Dubey authorized representative of M/s Miniso Life Style Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Miniso Company). In the complaint, the complainant stated that accused namely Amit JITENDER 2026.07.28 19:02 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRM-M-68642-2025 (O&M) 2 Punia was appointed as an Accountant in Miniso Company while Ms. Pooja Hooda @ Pooja Rani was appointed as Operation Office Admin in Miniso Company. On 9.9.2023 a complaint was given by Pooja Hooda as a whistle blower highlighting financial fraud committed in the company by Mr. Amit Punia and it was alleged that Mr.Amit Punia was siphoning off the company’s funds to his relatives accounts and to unauthorized entities and is thus gaining wrongful gains and in causing wrongful loss to the company. Pooja Hooda @ Pooja Rani further alleged that Mr. Amit Punia even borrowed a sum of Rs.55 lakhs from her and when she requested for repayment Mr. Amit Punia initiated a transfer to her account from the account of Miniso Company. Thereafter an internal inquiry was conducted by the company to verify the allegations and the internal inquiry revealed that a total amount of Rs.4,29,56,579/- had been illegally transferred from the Miniso Company’s account to the bank accounts of accused Amit Punia and to several other persons. It further revealed that a sum of Rs.91,99,617/- had even been transferred from the company’s account to the account of Ms.Pooja Rani. Further internal audit revealed that amount was transferred by Amit Punia to accounts of various persons including present applicant/accused Smt. Usha Bhati who is the mother-in-law of Amit Punia. Details of the banking transactions were given to the investigating agency. After registration of the FIR, bank accounts were verified and therefrom, it was found that petitioner-Amit Punia and Pooja Hooda @ Pooja Rani transferred the total defrauded amount of Rs.4,29,56,579/- from the company’s account to their own accounts and other family members by opening fresh accounts in the name of fictitious companies. In the petition itself, at Paragraph 8 Page 11, detail has been given about the amount which was transferred in the name of petitioner and his other co-accused. For the JITENDER 2026.07.28 19:02 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRM-M-68642-2025 (O&M) 3 sake of convenience, the same is reproduced hereunder:- Sr. No. Accused Amount received from Miniso Company’s Bank (in Rupees) 1 Amit Punia (present petitioner) Rs.30,25,380/- 2 Ms Pooja Hooda @ Pooja Rani (colleague of the present petitioner) Rs.91,99,617/- 3 Ms Swati Bhatti (wife of the present petitioner) Rs.8,03,726/- 4 Ms. Usha Bhatti (mother-in-law of the present petitioner) Rs. 11,01,290/- 5 M/s Shri Krishana Enterprises (registered in the name of Surinder Singh, father-in-law of petitioner) Rs. 1,65,90,937/- 6 M/s Shri Giriraj Ji Enterprises (registered in the name of Surinder Saini, friend of petitioner) Rs.88,79,218/- 7 M/s ASR Trading Company (registered in the name of Abhishek Bhatti, brother-in-law of petitioner) Rs.24,63,575/- 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner attempted to make out a case in his defence that actually a false case has been planted by the complainant, rather it was the complainant only, who had suggested to transfer the amount in different accounts and thereon to return him by withdrawing cash, though to support the said contention, nothing could be pointed out by the petitioner’s counsel. 4. While dealing with the anticipatory bail petitions of the other family members, a lenient view was taken by keeping in mind that it was the petitioner and his co-accused Pooja Hooda @ Pooja Rani, who actually were working in the company of the complainant and the other accused were made means for transferring the amount in their bank accounts. The petitioner was working in the office of the complainant company as Accountant since the year 2017 but the amount in question is transferred in the year 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, therefore, the defence taken by the accused seems to be of no help at this stage. JITENDER 2026.07.28 19:02 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRM-M-68642-2025 (O&M) 4 5. The petition is disposed of with the observation that it will be open for the petitioner to move a fresh bail petition only once, it is decided that the defrauded amount, which was transferred by him and the other accused in his own account and in the other family members’ Bank accounts, he is ready to return it to the complainant, who otherwise has no immediate respite under the law for the defrauded amount without much delay. The rule of parity is founded on the principle of fairness and consistency in judicial discretion, so as to maintain the equilibrium of justice. Following the principle of equity, grievance of the complainant cannot be ignored as there is no provision of immediate respite for him to get back the defrauded amount under any law. (SANJAY VASHISTH) JUDGE 27.07.2026 jitender Whether speaking/ reasoned : Yes/ No Whether Reportable : Yes/ No JITENDER 2026.07.28 19:02 I attest to the accuracy of this document