Anita Kapoor v. State of Haryana

-1-o o o o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHo o o o Reservedoon:o-10.03.2023o Dateoofopronouncement:o-o15.03.2023o o o

AnitaoKapooro ......Petitionero o o Versuso o o StateoofoHaryanao ......Respondento o

CORAM:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoNAMIToKUMARo o Arguedoby:ooMr.oR.S.oRai,oSenioroAdvocate,owithoo o o Mr.oKeshavoPartap.oSingh,oAdvocate,oo forotheopetitioner.o o o o Ms.oGaganpreetoKaur,oAAG,oHaryana.o o o o Mr.oD.S.oKohli,oAdvocate,oandoo o o Mr.oShreyoAshat,oAdvocate,oo forotheocomplainant.o o NAMIToKUMAR,oJ.o o o ThisopetitionohasobeenofiledobyotheopetitionerounderoSectiono 438o Cr.P.C.o seekingo anticipatoryo bailo ino caseo FIRo No.177o datedo

25.04.2021ounderoSectionso420,o406,o467,o468,o120-BoIPCo(Sectionso 406,o467,o468,o120-BoIPCowereoaddedolateroon),oregisteredoatoPoliceo StationoSectoro40,oGurugram,oDistrictoGurugram.o -2-o o o o BriefofactsoofotheocaseoareothatotheoaboveomentionedoFIRo wasoregisteredoatoP.S.oSector-40,oGurugramoinopursuanceotootheoorderso passedobyotheoLd.oCJM,oGurugramou/so156(3)oCr.P.C.oonotheocomplainto filedobyocomplainantonamelyoHarvinderoSinghoagainstotheopetitioner-AnitaoKapoor,oco-accusedoVirenderoKapooroandoArohanoKapooro(sonoofo theopetitioner),ostatingothereinothatotheocomplainantoandoaboveonamedo accusedoareoacquaintedowithoeachootheroforotheolasto24oyears.oInoMayo 2016,otheoaccusedopersonsoapproachedotheocomplainantoforotheosaleoofo propertyobearingoNo.oAo–o46,oGreenwoodsoCity,oSector-45,oGurugramo measuringo420oSq.omtrs.oTheocomplainantoagreedotoopurchaseotheosaido propertyoforoRs.o4,50,00,000/-oandoitowasodecidedothatoregistryowillobeo doneo ono 22.03.2017.o Theo complainanto paido theo amounto ofo Rs.o 50,00,000/-oono18.06.2016obyowayoofotwoochequesoofoRs.o25oLakhsoeacho bearingoNos.o527365oando527366odatedo18.06.2016.oArohanoKapooro presentedotheooriginalochainoofotitleodeedsoofotheopropertyoinoquestionotoo theo complainant.o Theo agreemento too sello waso executedo betweeno theo partiesoono23.06.2016.oTheoaccusedopersonsoassuredotheocomplainanto thatotheopropertyoisofreeofromoalloencumbrances.oTheocomplainantopaido furthero amounto ofo Rs.o 35o Lakhso byo wayo ofo twoo chequeso datedo

24.06.2016o bearingo nos.o 527374o ando 527375o datedo 24.06.2016.o Heo furthero paido Rs.o 2.5o croreso ono 25.06.2016o ando Rs.o 45o Lakhso ono

27.06.2016.o Theo saido paymentso wereo acknowledgedo byo theo accusedo personsobyowayoofoacknowledgementoreceipts.oThus,otheocomplainanto paidototaloamountoofoRs.o3,35,00,000/-otootheoaccusedopersons.oLater,otheo accusedopersonsostartedoavoidingotheocomplainantoonooneopretextoorotheo -3-o o otheroandowereodragging/lingeringoonotheoexecutionoofosaleodeed.oThus,o theocomplainantoissuedoaoreminderoono26.10.2017,ohowever,oonorequesto ofotheoaccused,otheodateoofoexecutionoofoSaleoDeedowasopostponedoono

31.10.2017.oButostill,otheyolingeredoonotheomatteroonooneopretextoorotheo other.o Latero on,o theo complainanto foundo ao publico noticeo o datedo

27.11.2020o issuedo ino Theo Timeso ofo Indiao newspapero thato theo aforementionedoaccusedopersonsohaveoenteredointooagreementotoosello datedo02.03.2020owithooneoMrs.oSitaoRanioDudeja.oOnoenquiry,ootheo complainantofurtherofoundothatoduringotheoongoingonegotiationsowithotheo complainant,otheoaccusedopersonsohadoobtainedoaoloanoofoRs.o6oCroreso fromoM/soAdityaoBirlaoFinanceocompany.oTheocomplainantoconfrontedo theoaccusedoVirenderoKapoor,ohowever,oheothreatenedotheocomplainanto forolifeoandoforoimplicatingohimoinofalseocases.oInothisoway,otheoaccusedo personsocheatedotheocomplainantoandocausedowrongfulolossotootheotuneo ofoRs.o3.35ocroresotootheocomplainant.o o o Ono issuanceo ofo noticeo ofo motion,o statuso reporto datedo

16.05.2022o byo wayo ofo affidavito ofo Amano Yadav,o Assistanto CommissioneroofoPolice,oSadar,oGurugram,ohasobeenofiled,owhereinoito hasobeenostatedoasounder:o-o "3.o Thato theo investigationo waso initiatedo byo SIo Tejpal.o Duringoinvestigation,oono01.05.2021,otheorelevantorecordo wasoobtainedofromotheocomplainant.oOno21.05.2021,otheo certifiedocopyoofotheosaleodeedopertainingotootheoyearo2011o (video whicho theo accusedo personso hado purchasedo theo propertyo ino question)o waso obtainedo fromo theo concernedo Tehsil.o Ono 27.05.2021,o theo detailso ofo accounto no.o -4-o o 309871397000o ofo theo complainanto wereo obtained.o Theo detailsoofoaccountono.o0424053000002361oofoco-accusedo Virendero Kapooro ando Anitao Kapoor,o ando theo detailso ofo accountono.o424053000000248oofoArohanoKapoor,oAnitao KapooroandoVikranoKapoorowereoobtained.oAshuoJhingano andoShivoSagaroTiwario(witnessesoofotheoagreementotoosello ando acknowledgmento receipts)o wereo joinedo ino theo investigationoandotheirostatementsowereorecorded.o

4.oThatotheorecordopertainingotootheoloansoobtainedobyotheo accusedopersonsofromoIndiaoBullsoHousingoFinanceoinotheo yearo2014,o2015oando2017oagainstotheopropertyoinoquestiono waso obtained.o Furthero theo recordo pertainingo too loano obtainedo byo theo accusedo personso fromo Adityao Birlao Financeo ino September,o 2017o againsto theo propertyo ino questionowasoalsooobtained.o

5.o Thato ito waso foundo duringo investigationo thato theo agreementotoosellowasoexecutedobetweenotheocomplainanto HarvinderoSinghoandoaccusedoVirenderoKapooroandoAnitao Kapooro ono 23.06.2016o foro theo sumo ofo Rs.o 4.5o crores.o Virendero Kapooro ando Anitao Kapooro hado affixedo theiro signatureso ono theo same.o Ino pursuanceo ofo theo same,o theo complainanto hado paido twoo chequeso bearingo no.o 527365o ando 527366o ofo Rs.o 25o Lakhso eacho ono 18.06.2016,o twoo chequesobearingono.o527374oando527375oofoRs.o17.5oLakhso eachoono23.06.2016.oHeofurtheropaidoRs.o2.05ocroresoino cashotootheoaccused.oTheoreceiptsoofotheosameowereosignedo byoaccusedoVirenderoKapooroandoAnitaoKapooroandothato theo amounto waso checkedo byo theo co-accusedo Arohano Kapooroandoheokeptotheosameowithohim.oVirenderoKapooro andoAnitaoKapooro(presentopetitioner)ogaveotheopossessiono ofooneoroomosetoono2ndoFlooroofotheopropertyoinoquestionotoo theocomplainantoono24.09.2016.oItowasoalsoofoundothatotheo accusedo personso hado takeno loano ofo Rs.o 4,92,50,000/-o RAVINDER SINGH croresoinotheoyearo2014,oRs.o32,00,000/-oinotheoyearo2016o -5-o o ando Rs.o 5,00,85,000/-o ino theo yearo 2017o fromo Indiabullso HousingoFinanceocompany.oTheyohadoalsooobtainedoaoloano ofoRs.o7ocroresoinotheoyearo2017ofromoAdityaoBirlaoFinanceo Company.oHowever,otheyohadoconcealedotheseofactsofromo theocomplainant.oItowasofurtherofoundothatoafterotheoaboveo mentionedoagreementowithotheocomplainant,otheoaccusedo personso enteredo intoo agreemento too sello theo propertyo ino questionowithoSitaoRanioDudejaoinoMarcho2020oforotheosaleo considerationoofoRs.o6.80ocrores.oTheosaidoagreementowaso takeno intoo policeo possession.o Theo forgeryo waso substantiatedo fromo theo replyo ofo theo accusedo datedo

31.10.2017o giveno too theo complainantoino responseo too theo remindero lettero writteno byo himo too theo accused.o Ito waso furtherorevealedobyotheoreplyodatedo17.06.2019ogivenobyo theo accusedo personso ino replyo too theo legalo noticeo ofo theo complainant.oTheoaboveofactsorevealedothatotheointentionoofo theopetitioneroandoheroco-accusedowasodishonestofromotheo veryobeginningoandoforgedotitleopapersowereocreatedoando theosameowereousedotoocheatotheocomplainant.oSectiono406,o 467,o468,o120-BoIPCowereoaddedoinotheopresentocaseoono

14.10.2021.o

6.oThatotheoaccusedonamelyoVirenderoKapoorowasoarrestedo ono 16.10.2021.o Oneo Appleo I-phone,o oneo goldo ring,o oneo kadao whiteo metal,o oneo irono kada,o oneo purseo containingo threeoATMocards,odrivingolicense,oRCoofoCretaovehicleono.o HR-26-EL-2035o ando threeo oldo noteso ofo Rs.o 500/-o wereo recoveredoduringopersonalosearch.oTheosameowereotakeno intoo policeo possession.o Theo saido Cretaovehicleo wasoalsoo takenointoopossessionofromoaccusedoVirenderoKapoorovideo recoveryo memoo datedo 16.10.2021.o Oneo Geysero ando oneo PanasonicoLEDowereorecoveredofromotheosaidovehicleoando theosameowereotakenointoopossessionovideorecoveryomemoo datedo 16.10.2021.o Theo disclosureo statemento ofo Virendero RAVINDER SINGH Kapoorowasorecordedowhereinoheoadmittedotheoplanningo -6-o o ando commissiono ofo presento offenceo alongo witho hiso wifeo Anitao Kapooro (presento petitioner)o ando sono Arohano Kapoor.oHeofurtherostatedothatotheoforgedotitleodeedsoofo theopropertyoinoquestionowereopreparedobyotheoaccusedo ArohanoKapooroandotheosignaturesowereoaffixedobyoAnitao Kapooro ando Virendero Kapooro ono theo saido forgedo titleo papers.oTheoforgedotitleopapersoareowithotheopetitioner."o o o LearnedoSeniorocounseloforotheopetitionerocontendedothato theopetitioneroisoinnocentoandohasobeenofalselyoimplicatedoinotheopresento case.ooNoooffenceoisomadeooutounderoSectionso420,o406,o467,o468,o120-Bo IPCo againsto theo petitioner.o o Ito iso furthero contendedo thato prosecutiono versionoisohighlyounbelievableoasonoopersonoofoordinaryoprudenceowouldo everopayoaohugeoamountoofoRs.3.35ocroresoforoaopropertyowhichoisolyingo mortgagedowithoaobank/financialoinstitutionowithoutoseeingooriginalotitleo deed.o o Heo furthero submittedo thato ao civilosuitobearingo No.1585o datedo

19.04.2021o foro specifico performanceo ofo agreemento too sello iso alreadyo pendingo beforeo theo Courto ofo learnedo Civilo Judgeo (Junioro Division),o Gurugram,oandotheocivilodisputeohasobeenogivenotheocriminalocolouroando falseo FIRo haso beeno registeredo againsto theo petitioner.o o Ito iso furthero contendedothatotheopetitioneroisonotoinvolvedoinoanyootherocaseoexcepto FIRo No.900o datedo 26.10.2020o undero Sectionso 498-A,o 406o IPC,o registeredo ato Policeo Stationo Rajaurio Garden,o Delhi.o o Ito iso furthero submittedothatonoocustodialointerrogationoofotheopetitioneroisorequired.ooIto isoalsoosubmittedothatonoorecoveryoisotoobeoeffectedofromotheopetitioner.o o o Pero contra,o Learnedo Stateo counsel,o assistedo byo learnedo counseloforotheocomplainantosubmitsothatoaofraudohasobeenocommittedobyo theopetitioneroandoheroco-accusedowithotheocomplainantobyoenteringointoo -7-o o ano agreemento too sello datedo 23.06.2016o foro ao totalo considerationo ofo Rs.4.50o croreso outo ofo whicho 3.35o croreso haveo beeno paido byo theo complainantotootheopetitioneroandoco-accusedoandotheosaidopaymentohaso beeno dulyo acknowledgedo byo theo petitionero ando co-accusedo video AnnexuresoR-3otooR-7oandotheosaidofactohasoalsoobeenoadmittedobyotheo petitioneroandoco-accusedoinotheiroreplyodatedo17.06.2019otootheolegalo noticeoservedouponobyotheocomplainantodatedo23.05.2019,orelevantoparto ofowhichoisoreproducedoasounder:o-o "….Youro cliento haso seeno &o inspectedo theo Originalo titleo deedsoatotheotimeoofoenteringointooAgreementotooSell.ooWeo undertakeo too tendero theo originalo titleo documentso ofo theo propertyo ando executeo theo saleo deedo ono oro beforeo

30.04.2020.o xo o xo o xo Inspiteoofoallotheodelayoweoagreeothatoweohaveoreceivedoao sumoofoRs.3,35,00,000/-o(RupeesoThreeoCroresoandoThirtyo FiveoLacsoOnly)owhichoobviouslyoformsoaomajoroportiono ofotheototaloSaleoConsideration.ooAllotheoapprehensionsoofo youro cliento areo wrongo &o unfoundedo theo propertyo iso absolutelyoencumbranceofreeoandoweoholdoabsoluteoclaimo titleowithoutoanyolienoorothirdopartyointerest,owhatsoever.oo Theo newspapero noticeo datedo 24.10.2017o waso alsoo unnecessary,o ando weo suggesto thato thereo iso noo needo too wasteomoneyoonotheseounfoundedoapprehensions.ooWeoareo peopleo ofo honour,o eveno ifo weo haveo defaultedo ouro commitmentsobutoweowouldoneverothinkoofocheatingoano angelolikeoMr.oHarvinderoSingh."o o o Itohasofurtherobeenocontendedothatonotoonlyotheofraudohaso beenocommittedowithotheocomplainantobutowithoanotheroperson,onamely,o SitaoRanioDudejaowithowhomoagreementotoosellodatedo02.03.2020ohaso -8-o o beeno enteredo intoo foro ao considerationo ofo Rs.6.80o croreso duringo theo currencyoofoagreementotoosellodatedo23.06.2016oandotheosaidopersonohaso paidoaosumoofoRs.99olacsotootheopetitioneroalongwithootheroco-accused.oo LearnedoStateocounselohasoproducedotheostatementsodatedo14.10.2021oofo Sitao Ranio Dudejao ando hero husbando Hario Chando sono ofo Tarao Chando recordedo undero Sectiono 161o Cr.P.C.o o Aso pero aboveo statements,o petitionero ando co-accusedo assuredo Sitao Ranio Dudejao thato theo saido propertyoisofreeofromoalloencumbrancesoandonooloanoexistsoonotheosaido property.o o Further,o theo fraudo haso beeno committedo witho variouso banks/financialo institutionso whereo theo propertyo haso beeno mortgagedo timeoandoagainoandoloansohaveobeenotakenobyotheopetitioneroandoco-accused.ooItoisofurtherocontendedothatooneoofotheofinancialoinstitutionso namelyoAdityaoBirlaoFinanceoLtd.ofromowhereotheoloanowasoraisedobyo theopetitioneroandoco-accusedoagainstotheosameopropertyohadoapproachedo thiso Courto byo filingoCWPo No.34220o ofo2019o –Adityao BirlaoFinanceo Limitedov.oDistrictoMagistrate,oGurugramoandoothersoseekingowritoofo mandamusoforohandingooverophysicalopossessionoofobuiltoupopropertyo i.e.oPlotoNo.46,oBlock-A,oResidentialoColonyoknownoasoGreenoWoodo City,o Gurugram,o ono theo basiso ofo ordero datedo 03.10.2019o passedo byo DistrictoMagistrate,oGurugramounderoSectiono14oofotheo'Securitizationo andoReconstructionoofoFinancialoAssetsoandoEnforcementoofoSecurityo InterestoAct,o2002'o(hereinafteroreferredotooaso'theoSARFAESIoAct'),o whichowasoallowedobyoaoDivisionoBenchoofothisoCourtovideojudgmento datedo06.12.2021oandodirectionowasoissuedotootheoDistrictoMagistrate,o Gurugramo too ensureo thato theo physicalo possessiono ofo theo propertyo ino -9-o o questionoisohandedooverotootheoauthorizedopersonoofotheopetitionero–o financeocompanyowithinooneoweek.ooTheorelevantoportionoofotheosaido judgmentoisoasounder:oo "InotheopresentowritopetitionofiledounderoArticleo226oofotheo Constitutiono ofo Indiao theo petitioner,o financialo institutiono seeksodirectionsoforohandingooverotheophysicalopossessiono ofoaobuiltoupopropertyoi.e.oPlotoNo.46,oBlock-A,oResidentialo ColonyoknownoasoGreenoWoodoCity,oGurugram.o

2.oTheosameoisobasedoonotheofactothatoanoorderohasobeeno passedo undero Sectiono 14o ofo theo Securitizationo ando Reconstructiono ofo Financialo Assetso ando Enforcemento ofo Securityo Interesto Act,o 2002o (foro shorto 'theo Act')o byo theo DistrictoMagistrate,oGurugramoono03.10.2019o(Annexureo P-3),owherebyoonoaccountoofodefaultoofooutstandingoduesoofo Rs.6,61,95,276/-o aso ono 17.05.2019o byo respondento No.5,o whoo iso theo proprietoro ofo respondento No.4-M/so Kapcoo Enterprises,owhereasorespondentsoNo.6otoo8oareohisocloseo relatives,o theo physicalo possessiono ofo theo mortgagedo propertyo waso too beo handedo over.o Anyo persono claimingo tenancyo oro leaseholdo rightso waso lefto openo too availo itso remedyobeforeotheoDebtoRecoveryoTribunalounderoSectiono 17o(4A)oofotheoAct.oOnoaccountoofotheosaidoorderobeingonoto executedo aso sucho byo theo State,o theo Financialo Institutiono wasoconstrainedotoocomeotoothisoCourt.o xo o o xo o o xo o o xo

4.oItoisotoobeonoticedothatoono23.09.2020,otheoStateowaso directedotoofileotheoaffidavitoofotheorespondentoNo.1-Districto Magistrate,o Gurugramo ando respondento No.2-Naibo Tehsildar,oasotoowhyopossessionoofotheodisputedopropertyo hasonotobeenotaken,owhichoisoapparentlyoonoaccountoofotheo factothatoorderowhichowasosoughtotoobeoimplementedowaso passedo undero Sectiono 14o ofo theo Acto ono 03.10.2019o RAVINDER SINGH (AnnexureoP-3).oTheoimplementationowasotoobeodoneobyo -10-o o givingopossessiononoticeoofo15odaysoandolocksowereotoobeo brokeno upo ifo theo securedo assetso wereo foundo locked.o Ono

08.10.2020,oitohadobeenobroughtotootheonoticeoofotheoCourto thatothereowasoaointerimostayopassedobyotheoCiviloCourt,o Gurugramo ino theo suito filedo byo theo allegedo tenantoagainstotheoproprietoroofotheofirm-respondentoNo.5o ando respondento No.6o too 8,o whoo areo theo closeo familyo membersoofotheoproprietoroandoinjunctionohadobeenotakeno ono15.11.2019.oAccordingly,othisoCourtoobservedothatothereo waso collusiono betweeno theo 3rdo respondento ando 5tho respondento ando directedo thato theo ordero wouldonotopreventotheopetitionerofromotakingopossessionoofo theopropertyoinoquestion.oCounseloforotheo3rdorespondentoato thato timeo hado undertakeno thato heo wouldo surrendero theo possessionoofotheoflatoandoanoaffidavitowouldobeogivenobyo theonextodateoi.e.oono09.10.2020.oOnodoingoso,oheowasotoobeo grantedo twoo weekso timeo too vacateo ando surrendero theo possession,o sinceo heo hado filedo CM-10422-CWP-2020o ino theo caseo ando broughto forwardo theo caseo ofo tenancy.o Relevantoportionoofotheoorderodatedo08.10.2020oreadsoaso under:-o "Whenotheosameoisolookedointo,oitsoclearoindicationo thato thereo iso collusiono betweeno 3rdo ando 5tho respondento too ensureo thato theo possessiono ofo theo propertyoisonototakenopursuantotootheoprovisionsoofo SARFAESIo Act.o Therefore,o thiso Courto iso ofo theo consideredo opiniono thato theo saido order,o passedo byo learnedo Civilo Judgeo (Junioro Division),o Gurgaon,oagainsto5thorespondent,owouldonotoprevento theopetitionerohereinofromotakingopossessionoofotheo propertyo ino question.o Ino lighto ofo theo aforesaido observationo ofo thiso Court,o learnedo counselo appearingo foro 3rdo respondent,o seekso 15o RAVINDER SINGH days'otimeotoovoluntarilyosurrenderotheopossessionoofo -11-o o theoflat,owhichoisoinohisopossession,oandoheowouldo stateothatoanoaffidavitotoothatoeffectowouldobeofiledobyo him,obeforeotheoconclusionoofotheoworkingohoursoofo 9tho Octobero 2020,o beforeo thiso Court.o Hiso submissiono iso placedo ono recordo ando heo iso permittedo too fileo affidavito too thato effecto ando accordingly,oheoisograntedotwooweeks'otimeotoovacateo ando surrendero theo possessiono ofo theo sameo too theo petitionero herein.o Witho sucho observation,o applicationo ino CM-10422-CWP-2020,o iso herebyo disposedoof.oAocopyoofothisoorderoisodirectedotoobeo sentotoorespondentoNo.1oando2."o

5.o Apparently,o theo needfulo waso noto doneo ando ono

26.10.2020odirectionsowereoissuedotoorespondentoNo.1otoo ensureo complianceo ofo theo ordero datedo 08.10.2020o ando proceedingso wereo deferredo foro 18.12.2020.o Ao settlemento wasoarrivedoatoono17.11.2020ointeroseotheopetitioneroando theo borrowerso whicho iso attachedo witho CM-o 13730-CWP-2020,oinowhichoreferenceowasoalsoogivenoofo theopresentolitigation.oTheosameohadobeenoarrivedoonotheo basisoofotheowrittenoproposalomadeoono13.11.2020obyotheo proprietoroandohisofamilyomembersoforosettlementoofotheo outstandingo dueso ofo Rs.7,89,71,538/-o byo ao paymento ofo Rs.6,30,00,000/-o only.o Ao mentiono waso alsoo madeo ofo theopendencyoofotheoproceedingsounderoSectiono17o(1)oofo theoActobeforeotheoDebtsoRecoveryoTribunal-II,oDelhi.oIto wasofurtheroagreedothatoinotheoeventoofoanyodefaultoasopero theo paymento schedule,o theo deedo ofo settlemento waso too becomeonulloandovoid.oo

6.oOno26.02.2021,otheoCoordinateoBenchofoundothatosinceo possessionowasohandedooverotootheolandlordoasoarguedobyo theocounseloforotheotenant,othereowasoaocontemptoofothiso Court,o aso respondento No.3o aso theo occupant/tenanto hado RAVINDER SINGH violatedo hiso owno undertakingo aso -12-o o noticedoinotheoearlieroorderodatedo08.10.2020.oResultantly,o twoo weekso moreo timeo waso soughto too takeo remedialo measureso ando complyo witho theo undertaking.o Furthero indulgenceo waso grantedo ono 25.03.2021o ando theoorderoreadsoasounder:-o "Afterogoingothroughotheopleadingsoonorecord,owitho theo ableo assistanceo ofo learnedo counselo foro theo parties,o ito iso apparento thato theo allegedo tenant-respondentoNo.3oandotheoownersoofotheomortgagedo residentialo property/respondentso No.5o too 8o haveo triedo too misleado theo Courto regardingo theo actualophysicalopossessionoofotheosecuredoassetoono differento dates.o Thato apart,o theo conducto ofo theo principaloborrowers/privateorespondentsoNo.5otoo8o ino adheringo too theo termso ando conditionso ofo settlementoisonotobonaofide.o Ato thiso stage,o withouto goingo intoo theo respectiveo misconductoofotheoparties,oweofeelothatothereoisonoo legaloimpedimentoinoimplementingotheoorderodatedo

03.10.2019o passedo byo Districto Magistrate,o GurugramounderoSectiono14oofotheoSARFAESIoAct.oo However,o weo deemo ito expediento too granto oneo opportunityotootheoprincipaloborrowers/respondentso No.5o too 8o too giveo ao dateo beforeo whicho theyo willo voluntarilyo ando peacefullyo handovero physicalo possessiono ofo theo mortgagedo residentialoflat.oo Listoono01.04.2021oforofurtheroconsideration."o

7.oOno01.04.2021,orespondentsoNo.5otoo8oprayedoforo10o dayso timeo too voluntarilyo ando peacefullyo surrendero theo physicalo possessiono ofo theo mortgagedo property.o Theo affidavitooforespondentsoNo.5o&o6owasotoobeofiledobyotheo nexto dateo ofo hearingo ando theo caseo RAVINDER SINGH wasolistedoono06.04.2021.oOnotheosaidodate,otwoodaysomoreo -13-o o timeowasotakenoforotheopurposeotoopersuadeotheoBankoforo acceptingotheoagreeableoamountowithinoaoreasonableotimeo withotheoundertakingothatoinocaseoofofailure,orespondentso No.5o too 8o wouldo hando overo theo vacanto possessionoofotheoproperty.oOno09.04.2021othisoCourtowaso apprisedothatoanoSLPoagainstotheoorderodatedo01.04.2021o hadobeenofiledoandoaccordinglyoproceedingsowereodeferredo foro 28.04.2021.o Accommodationo waso takeno ono theo saido dateo ono accounto ofo theo facto thatotheocaseowasolistedoforohearingoono30.04.2021obeforeo theoApexoCourt.o

8.oItoisonotodisputedothatotheoApexoCourtohadoalsoopassedoao conditionaloorderoono30.04.2021,owherebyoitohadonoticedo thato ao sumo ofo Rs.1o croreo hado beeno paido byo M/so Kapcoo EnterprisesoagainstotheosettlementoofoRs.6,30,00,000/-.oAno opportunityo waso giveno too deposito Rs.2o croreso beforeo

05.05.2021o ando theo Banko waso too examineo theo freshoproposalosympathetically,osinceotheoearlierosettlemento datedo17.11.2020ohadoalsoobeenobreached.oFurtherocaveato wasoputoinocaseotheoamountoofoRs.2ocroresoisonotodepositedo byo 05.05.2021,o theo specialo leaveo petitiono wouldo stando dismissed.oTheosaidoorderodatedo30.04.2021o(AnnexureoA-1)o passedo ino SLPo Nos.5699o ando 6528o ofo 2021otitledoasoM/soKapcooEnterpriseso&oothersoVs.oAdityao BirlaoFinanceoLimitedoandoothers'oreadsoasounder:-o "Theodisputeoinotheopresentospecialoleaveopetitionoiso witho regardo too repaymento ofo loano takeno byo theo petitioner-Companyofromotheo1stoRespondent-Adityao Birlao Financeo Limited.o Ito iso noto disputedo thato theo agreementowasoenteredointoobetweenotheopartiesoono

17.11.2020oaccordingotoowhich,otheopetitionersowereo requiredo too payo theo entireo settlemento amounto ofo Rs.6,30,00,000/-o (Rupeeso sixo croreso thirtyo lakhso RAVINDER SINGH only)o byo 28.01.2020.o Theo totalo dueo amounto ato -14-o o thato stageo waso Rs.7,89,71,538/-o (Rupeeso seveno croresoeightyonineolakhsoseventyooneothousandofiveo hundredo thirtyo eighto only)o ando theo settlemento waso madeoforoanoamountoofoRs.6.30ocrores.oInotermsoofo theo saido settlement,o theo petitioner-Companyo hado paidoanoamountoofoRs.1ocroresobutodidonotocomplyo withotheoscheduleoofopaymentoofofurtherodues.oMr.o Arkajo Kumar,o learnedo counselo appearingo foro theo petitionero haso madeo statemento thato theo petitioner-Companyoisowillingotoopayoanoamountoofo Rs.2o croreso througho banko drafto ono oro beforeo

05.05.2021oandohasofurtherosubmittedothatoheoshallo makeo ao fresho proposalo foro settlemento ofo theo dueso whicho mayo beo consideredo byo theo 1sto Respondent.o Mr.o Sanjeevo Singh,o learnedo counselo appearingoforotheo1stoRespondentohasosubmittedothato inoviewoofotheofactothatotheopetitionerodidonotohonouro theoearliero settlemento datedo17.11.2020,oheo wouldo nowobeoliableotoopayotheoentireoduesoalongowithouptoo dateointerest.oHeohas,ohowever,osubmittedoinocase,oao freshoproposaloisogivenoalongowithotheobankodraftoofo Rs.2o croreso ono oro beforeo 05.05.2021,o theo respondent-FinanceoCompanyo wouldo beoagreeableo too considero theo proposalo foro settlementoofodues.oInoviewoofotheoaforesaidofactsoando circumstances,o weo disposeo ofo thiso specialo leaveo petitiono witho theo directiono thato ino case,o theo petitioner-Companyo depositso ao banko drafto ofo Rs.2o stcroreso witho theo 1 o Respondento ono oro beforeo

05.05.2021o alongo witho ao fresho proposalo foro settlemento ofo dues,o theo saido proposalo shallo beo consideredo byo 1sto Respondento sympatheticallyo aso expeditiouslyoasopossible,opreferablyowithinoaoperiodo RAVINDER SINGH ofotwooweeksofromotheofilingoofosuchoapplication.oItoiso -15-o o furthero providedo thato ino case,o theo petitioner-Companyodoesonotodepositotheobankodraftoofo Rs.2o croresoonoorobeforeo05.05.2021,othisospecialoleaveo petitiono shallo stando dismissed.o Witho theo aforesaido direction,o theo specialo leaveo petitiono shallo stando disposedo of.o Pendingo application(s),o ifo any,oshalloalsoostandodisposedoof."o

9.o Ao perusalo ofo theo communicationo datedo 06.09.2021o (AnnexureoA-2)owouldogooonotooshowothatorespondentoNo.5o onlyo offeredo ao demando drafto ofo Rs.1,30,00,000/-o (Rs.1.3o crores)o beforeo theo Bank,o whicho accordinglyo hado noto agreedotooacceptotheosame.oTheoformalorejectionowasoalsoo doneo ono 28.09.2021o (Annexureo A-3)o byo communicatingotheosameotootheoproprietoroofotheofirmoando hisofamilyomembers.o

10.o Keepingo ino viewo theo above,o ito iso apparento thato theo respondentsothemselvesohaveotoobeofaultedoforoviolatingoofo fiveo undertakingo beforeo thiso Courto ando eveno beforeo theo ApexoCourt.oNoofurtheroindulgenceoisoliableotoobeogranted,o onoaccountoofotheohugeoamountooutstandingowhichoisonowo pendingo againsto theo petitionero too theo tuneo ofo overo Rs.8o crores.o Theyo areo alreadyo keepingo theo possessionoforooverotwooyearsoofotheoproperty,obyowhichotheo petitioner-financialo institutiono wouldo haveo earnedo handsomeoremuneration,oifotheosameohadobeenoleasedoout,o aso ito iso situatedo ato ao primeo locationo ino Gurugram.o

11.oAccordingly,otheopresentopetitionoisodisposedoofowitho directionso too theo respondento No.1-Districto Magistrate,o Gurugramo tooensureo thatotheophysicalopossessiono ofotheo propertyo ino questiono iso handedo overo too theo authorizedo persono ofo theo petitionero withino ao weeko fromotodayowhetheroitoisofromotheoprivateorespondentsooro -16-o o

12.oNeedlessotoosayothatotheoDistrictoMagistrateoshallotakeo appropriateopoliceohelpoatotheotimeoofohandingooverotheo physicalo possessiono ofo theo propertyo ino questiono too theo authorizedo persono ofo theo petitioner,o theo financialo institution.o Similarly,o theo rightso ofo anyo partiesotootheosaidopropertyowillobeoadjudicatedouponobyo theo Tribunal,o beforeo whomo proceedingso areo alreadyo pendingo aso weo haveo noto decidedo ono theo saido issueo ono merits."o o o Itohasofurtherobeenoarguedothatotheopetitioneroalongowithoco-accusedocommittedoforgeryoasotheyohaveopreparedoforgedodocumentsoofo theopropertyoinoquestionowhichowereoshownotootheocomplainantoasowello asotooSitaoRanioDudejaoandowhereasowhileotakingoloanofromovariouso banks/financialoinstitutions,osameowereodepositedowithothem.ooLearnedo Stateo counselo furthero submitso thato custodialo interrogationo ofo theo petitionero iso requiredo foro recoveryo ofo amounto inasmucho aso thereo areo seriouso allegationso againsto hero ofo committingo forgeryo ando fraudo ofo croresoofoRupees.ooTherefore,osheoisonotoentitledoforograntoofoanticipatoryo bail.o o o Iohaveoheardolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandoperusedo theorecord.o o o Fromotheoaboveofacts,oitoisocrystallizedoasounder:o-o

(i)k Petitionero alongo witho co-accusedo enteredo intoo ano agreemento too sello datedo 23.06.2016o witho complainant-Harvindero Singho witho regardo too propertyo i.e.o Ploto No.46,o Block-A,o Residentialo Colonyo knowno aso Greeno Woodo City,o Gurugram,o RAVINDER SINGH measuringo420osq.oyardsoforoaototaloconsiderationoofo -17-o o Rs.4.50o crores,o outo ofo whicho petitionero ando co-accusedo receivedo Rs.3.35o croreso fromo theo complainanto againsto dueo acknowledgements.o o Theo saidoagreementowasotoobeoexecutedobyo22.03.2017o andodueodateowasofurtheroextendedomanyotimesoono falseopretextoandoflimsyogrounds.ooTheoreceiptoofotheo saidoamountohasobeenoadmittedobyotheopetitioneroando co-accusedo ino theiro replyo datedo 17.06.2019o too theo legalonoticeoservedouponobyotheocomplainantodatedo

23.05.2019.o

(ii)k Anothero agreemento too sello datedo 02.03.2020o haso beeno executedo byo theo petitionero ando co-accusedo VirenderoKapooro@oVirenderoKapurowithoSitaoRanio Dudeja,o duringo theo currencyo ofo agreemento too sello datedo23.06.2016.o

(iii)k Petitioneroandoco-accusedomortgagedotheopropertyoino questionoandohaveotakenoloanofromo'IndiaoBulls'o–o Rs.4,92,50,000/-oinotheoyearo2014,oRs.32,00,000/-oino theo yearo 2016,o Rs.5,00,85,000/-o ino theo yearo 2017.oo Theyo hado alsoo obtainedo ao loano fromo Adityao Birlao FinanceoLimitedoinotheoyearo2017oforoaosumoofoRs.7o crores.ooSinceotheosaidoamountowasonotorepaidobyotheo petitionero ando co-accused,o Adityao Birlao Financeo Limitedo approachedo thiso Courto byo wayo ofo CWPo -18-o o No.34220oofo2019oforotakingophysicalopossessionoofo theopropertyoinodispute.o

(iv)k Physicalopossessionoofotheopropertyoinoquestionohaso beenotakenobyoAdityaoBirlaoFinanceoLimitedofromo petitionero alongo witho othero co-accusedo whoo wereo respondentsoNo.5otoo7oinothoseoproceedingsoinotermso ofo Divisiono Bencho judgmento ofo thiso Courto datedo

06.12.2021oonotheobasisoofoorderodatedo03.10.2019o passedounderoSectiono14oofotheoSARFAESIoActobyo DistrictoMagistrate,oGurugram,.o o o Aoperusaloofotheorecordowouldofurtheroshowothatotheodespiteo ofotheofactothatopropertyoinoquestionowasoalreadyomortgagedowithotheo IndiaoBulls,otheopetitionersohadodeceitfullyoenteredointootheoagreementotoo sellowithotheocomplainant,obyosayingothatotheopropertyoisofreeofromoallo encumbrances,otooextractomoneyofromohim.ooTheopetitionerowithoothero co-accusedo hado enteredo intoo agreemento too sello witho Sitao Ranio subsequentlyoknowingofullyothatotheyowereonotolegallyocompetentotoodoo so,o sinceo theo propertyo waso mortgagedo witho financialo companyo ando agreementotooselloofosaidopropertyohadoalreadyobeenotakenoplaceowithotheo complainant.ooTheoconductoofotheopetitioneroalongowithootheroco-accusedo iso dubious,o whicho cano beo ascertainedo byo theo observationso madeo byo Hon'bleo Divisiono Bencho ino theo mattero (CWPo No.34220o ofo 2019)o referredo too above,o aso theyo haveo beeno faultedo numbero ofo timeso foro violatingo theiro undertakingo beforeo thiso Courto aso wello aso Hon'bleo SupremeoCourt.ooItoisoaptotoomentionohereothatoasoperotheorecord,oforgedo -19-o o documentso haveo beeno madeo too sello theo propertyo ino questiono foro extractiono ofo money.o o Ao civilo suito foro specifico performanceo ofo agreementotoo sellodatedo 23.06.2016o filedo byo theo complainanto isoalsoo pendingobeforeotrialocourtoatoGurugram.o o o Ito iso relevanto too mentiono hereo thato co-accusedo Arohano Kapuro waso grantedo anticipatoryo bailo byo learnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge,oGurugram,ovideoorderodatedo21.06.2021.ooLateron,oSectionso406,o 467,o468oando120-BoIPCowereoadded.ooThereafter,oArohanoKapuromovedo ao petitiono seekingo anticipatoryo bailo beforeo theo learnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge,o Gurugram,o whicho waso dismissedo video ordero datedo

28.10.2021.ooThereafter,oheomovedoaopetitionobeforeothisoCourtoandovideo orderodatedo04.07.2022opassedoinoCRM-M-46285-2021,otheosameowaso dismissedoonoaccountoofoabsenceoofoanyoapprehensionoofothreat/arrest.ooo o o Theo presento caseo relateso too economico offence.o Theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto ino Stateo ofo Gujarato Versuso Mohanlalo Jitamaljio Porwalo ando otherso (1987)o 2o SCCo 364,o theo heldo aso under:-o "5.o....Theoentireocommunityoisoaggrievedoifotheoeconomico offenderso whoo ruino theo economyo ofo theo Stateo areo noto broughtotoobook.oAomurderomayobeocommittedoinotheoheato ofo momento upono passionso beingo aroused.o Ano economico offenceo iso committedo witho coolo calculationo ando deliberateo designo witho ano eyeo ono personalo profito regardlesso ofo theo consequenceo too theo community.o Ao disregardo foro theo interesto ofo theo communityo cano beo manifestedo onlyo ato theo costo ofo forfeitingo theo trusto ando faithoofotheocommunityoinotheosystemotooadministerojusticeo inoanoeven-handedomannerowithoutofearoofocriticismofromo -20-o o theo quarterso whicho viewo whiteo collaro crimeso witho ao permissiveo eyeo unmindfulo ofo theo damageo doneotootheonationaloeconomyoandonationalointerest....."o o o InoY.S.oJaganoMohanoReddyoVersusoCBIo(2013)o7oSCCo 439,otheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoheldoasounder:-o "34.oEconomicooffencesoconstituteoaoclassoapartoandoneedo toobeovisitedowithoaodifferentoapproachoinotheomatteroofo bail.o Theo economico offenceso o havingo deep-rootedo conspiracieso ando involvingo hugeo losso ofo publico fundsoneedotoobeoviewedoseriouslyoandoconsideredoasograveo offencesoaffectingotheoeconomyoofotheocountryoasoaowholeo andotherebyoposingoseriousothreatotootheofinancialohealthoofo theocountry.o

35.oWhileograntingobail,otheocourtohasotookeepoinomindotheo natureoofoaccusations,otheonatureoofoevidenceoinosupporto thereof,otheoseverityoofotheopunishmentowhichoconvictiono willo entail,o theo charactero ofo theo accused,o circumstanceso whicho areo peculiaro too theo accused,o reasonableo possibilityo ofo securingo theo presenceo ofo theo accusedo ato theo trial,o reasonableo apprehensiono ofo theo witnessesobeingotamperedowith,otheolargerointerestsoofotheo public/Stateoandootherosimilaroconsiderations."o o o RelianceocanofurtherobeoplacedouponotheoHon'bleoSupremeo CourtodictumopassedoinoPremoShankaroPrasadov.oTheoStateoofoBiharo andoanother,o2021(4)oRCRo(Crl.)o598oandoAniloKumaroSinghov.oHigho Courto ofo Judicatureo ato Patnao througho itso Registraro Generalo ando another,o (2020)19o Supremeo Courto Caseso 364o wherebyo theo Hon'bleo ApexoCourtohadodeniedotheoconcessionoofoanticipatoryobailoinoviewoofo theogravityoofooffencesoandotheoconductoofotheopetitioner.oo -21-o o o o Inoviewoofotheopeculiarofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheocaseo andosettledoprepositionoofolawobyotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourt,othisoiso notoaofitocaseotoograntoanticipatoryobailotootheopetitioner.ooThereoisoprimao facieocaseoagainstotheopetitioner.ooTheoallegationsoareoseriousoinonatureo ando keepingo ino viewo conducto ofo theo petitionero aso wello aso essentialo parametersoforoconsiderationoofobailopetitionoi.e.onatureoofooffence,otheo punishmentothereto,opossibilityoofoherotamperingowithotheoprosecutiono evidenceoinocaseoofoheroreleaseoonobail,olikelihoodoofoherofleeingoawayo fromotheojurisdictionoofotheoCourtoetc.otoomyomind,oaodeeperoprobeoiso requiredo too uneartho theo trutho ando theiro moduso operandio foro whicho custodialointerrogationoofotheopetitioneroisonecessary.o o o Noootheropointohasobeenoargued.o o o Accordingly,otheopetitionoisodismissed.o o o Nothingo statedo hereino aboveo shallo beo construedo aso ano expressionoofoopinionoonotheomeritsoofotheocase.o o o o (NAMIToKUMAR)o

15.03.2023o o o o o o o JUDGEo R.S.o o Whetherospeaking/reasonedoo :o Yes/Noo o WhetheroReportableoo o :o Yes/Noo o