CRM-M-16183- IN THE H (205) RAJ SRIVASTV STATE OF HAR CORAM: HON Present: Mr. Mr. N MANISHA BATR 1. The i 482 of Bharatiya grant of anticipato registered under S Baldev Nagar, Dis 2. The a submitted by the City alleging that Department on 0 certificates. A ce Bachelor of Scien academic year 201 and it was inform -2026 (O&M) 1 THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB A CHANDIGARH STVA Versus HARYANA HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANIS Mr. Dhruv Gupta, Advocate for the p Mr. Neeraj Poswal, AAG, Haryana **** BATRA, J. (ORAL) The instant petition has been filed b ratiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 202 ticipatory bail in case arising out of F nder Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and ar, District Ambala. The aforementioned FIR was register y the Commandant, 1st Battalion, Ha g that the accused Naveen was enlis on 09.03.2023 subject to verification o A certificate submitted by him sho Science from the Global University, ar 2019-2020 was sent to the concern informed by the Vice-Chancellor of JAB AND HARYANA AT ARH CRM-M-16183-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 05.05.2026 ... Petitioner ...Respondent ANISHA BATRA r the petitioner filed by the petitioner under Section a, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) seeking ut of FIR No.377 dated 08.11.2024 1 and 120B of IPC at Police Station egistered on the basis of a complaint on, Haryana Armed Police, Ambala s enlisted as a Constable in Police ation of his educational qualification m showing him to be a graduate in rsity, Hollongoi, Itanagar during the oncerned University for verification llor of the University that the first M) 2026 ction king 2024 ation laint bala olice ation te in g the ation first AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.06 14:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-16183- academic session certificate, degree It was also inform to the University. report, the mark- fabricated. His ca suffered disclosur disclosed that it w him. The accused statement admittin 3. One m been extended ben effect that he had who had represen Nepalganga and th University, Itanag to join his busines he had joined the petitioner to get a petitioner had dem copy of a mark- thereof, he had giv disclosure statem -2026 (O&M) 2 ession thereof had started only in egree or diploma had been issued by nformed that the logo displayed in the ersity. An inquiry was conducted th -sheet submitted by accused Nav His candidature was cancelled. He wa sclosure statement admitting his inv at it was the accused Rohit who had ccused Rohit was also arrested subseq mitting his involvement in the crime. One more accused namely Robin wa ed benefit of interim bail. He suffer e had come into contact with the pres presented to him that he was Vice-Ch and that he used to facilitate issuance Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh through h usiness. The above-said Robin furth ed the petitioner and on asking of a get a graduation degree (B.Sc.) issu ad demanded a sum of Rs.22,000/- -sheet degree through WhatsApp ad given a sum of Rs.22,000/- to the p statement, the petitioner was nomin ly in the year 2023-2024 and no ed by the University to any person. in the certificate also did not belong cted thereafter. As per the inquiry d Naveen was found to be fake and He was arrested on 26.04.2025. He his involvement in the crime and ho had provided a forged degree to subsequently and suffered disclosure rime. bin was nominated as such and had suffered disclosure statement to the e present petitioner in the year 2019 Chancellor of CIMN University, uance of degrees from online Global ough his office. He had induced him further disclosed that out of greed, g of accused Rohit, had asked the issued in favour of Naveen. The - for this purpose and had sent tsApp to accused Rohit and in lieu to the petitioner. In pursuance of his nominated as additional accused. d no rson. long quiry and . He and ee to sure had o the 2019 rsity, lobal him , the The sent lieu f his used. AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.06 14:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-16183- Apprehending his arrest bail which Judge, Ambala vid 4. It is a falsely implicated which cannot be c the FIR. The accu without any basis allegations that the complainant. He required. No reco extended benefit o released on regula anticipatory bail. 5. Per c report has argued also specific in na was he who had p of B.Sc. purported co-accused Navee above-said throug matter, his custod -2026 (O&M) 3 ng his arrest, the petitioner moved an hich was dismissed by the Court of ala vide order dated 19.03.2026. It is argued by learned counsel for t icated in this case on the basis of discl ot be considered to be admissible in ev e accusation that he got prepared a fal basis. He had never met the accu that there was any inducement on his p t. He has been made a scapegoat. Hi o recovery is to be effected from him. nefit of anticipatory bail. Accused Ro regular bail. On parity, he too deserve bail. It is, thus, urged that the petition Per contra, learned State counsel w rgued that the allegations against the p in nature. In fact, he was the master had prepared false and fabricated mar ported to be issued by the Global Univ Naveen for his wrongful gain and for through unlawful means. For conduct custodial interrogation is must. No ved an application for grant of pre- urt of Learned Additional Sessions l for the petitioner that he has been f disclosure statement of co-accused e in evidence. He was not named in d a false and forged degree is totally accused Naveen and there are no n his part to cheat any person or the at. His custodial interrogation is not him. The accused Robin has been ed Rohit and Naveen have also been eserves to be extended the benefit of etition deserves to be allowed. nsel while relying upon the status t the petition are not only serious but aster-mind of the entire crime and it ed mark-sheet and graduation degree l University, Itanagar in the name of nd for initiating employment by the onducting proper investigation in the No exceptional or extra-ordinary - sions been used n tally e no r the s not been been fit of tatus s but nd it gree e of y the n the inary AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.06 14:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-16183- circumstance has b that the petition do 6. This C for the parties at co 7. The p prepared false an accused Naveen. gaining employme petitioner are seri proper investigatio is at its nascent sta granted in excepti safety of pre-arre knowledge. In cas Investigating Agen adversely effectin order of anticipa procedure of crim suspected person suspect who is we well settled propo be exercised by th with great caution -2026 (O&M) 4 e has been made out for grant of antic tion does not deserve to be allowed. This Court has heard the rival submis es at considerable length. The petitioner in connivance with the lse and forged mark-sheet and is all veen. This mark-sheet was used by loyment with Haryana Armed Police re serious in nature. For the purpose stigation in the matter, his custodial in ent stage. It is well settled that anticip xceptional circumstances only as a p arrest bail would certainly not dis In case the custodial interrogation of g Agency, that shall leave many glarin ffecting the investigation. The Court ticipatory bail does not operate as f criminal cases by the trial Court. erson is qualitatively more elicitation is well ensconced with a favourable o proposition of law that the powers for by the Court in extra-ordinary and e aution while taking into consideratio f anticipatory bail. It is, thus argued ubmissions made by learned counsel ith the co-accused is alleged to have is alleged to have given it to co- sed by the co-accused Naveen for Police. The allegations against the urpose of conducting thorough and dial interrogation is must. The case nticipatory bail to an accused can be as a person couched in comparative ot disclose all the facts within his ion of the petitioner is denied to the glaring loopholes and gaps thereby Court is also required to see that an ate as inroad in the normal legal urt. The custodial interrogation of a citation oriented than questioning a rable order of anticipatory bail. It is ers for grant of pre-arrest bail are to and exceptional circumstances and eration the nature of the accusation gued unsel have - for t the and case n be ative n his o the reby at an legal of a ng a It is re to and ation AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.06 14:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-16183- and the sentence w exceptional or extr as taken by the pe investigation cust consideration the that the petition de 8. It is m the purpose of dec on the merits of th 9. Since any, is rendered in 05.05.2026 Amit Sharma -2026 (O&M) 5 tence which the conviction may entai or extra-ordinary circumstance is, how the petitioner. For the purpose of co n custodial interrogation of the pet n the above discussed facts, this Cour tion deserves to be dismissed. Accord It is made clear that any observation deciding the present petition and t s of the case. Since the main petition has been dism ered infructuous. (MA Whether speaking/reasoned Whether reportable:- Yes/No entail. In the instant case, no such is, however, made out from the pleas of conducting thorough and proper e petitioner is must. Taking into s Court is of the considered opinion ccording the same is dismissed. vation made herein above is only for and the same shall have no bearing dismissed, pending application, if (MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE oned:- Yes/No es/No such pleas roper into inion y for aring n, if AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.06 14:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.