- Court
- High Court of Punjab and Haryana
- Decided
- 30 March 2026
- Bench
- Sumeet Goel
- Case no.
- CRM-M 17033/2026
Judgment
INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoATo CHANDIGARHo o o 118o o o o o o ooooooo ooooooCRM-M-17033-2026o o NavjeetoSingho@oGaganooooo o o o o o o o ....Petitionerooo V/so StateoofoPunjaboandoanotheroo o o o o o ....Respondento Dateoofodecision:o30.03.2026o DateoofoUploadingo:o30.03.2026o o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo Present:oo Mr.oVishaloNehra,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner.oo o o Mr.oAdhirajoSingh,oAAG,oPunjab.o *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(Oral)oo
1.o o TheopresentopetitionoisotheothirdoattemptounderoSectiono482oofo BharatiyaoNagarikoSurakshaoSanhita,o2023o(hereinafterotoobeoreferredoaso'theo BNSS')o foro granto ofo pre-arrest/anticipatoryo bailo too theo petitionero ino caseo bearingoFIRoNo.o155odatedo07.12.2025ounderoSectionso316(2),o336(2),o338,o 336(3),o 61(2)o ofo BNSo ando Sectiono13oofo theo PunjaboTraveloProfessionalo (Regulation)oAct,oPoliceoStationoCityoZira,oDistrictoFerozepuro o o TheofirstopetitionobearingoCRM-M-1419-2026o(AnnexureoP-3)o forograntoofopre-arrest/anticipatoryobailofiledobeforeothisoCourtowasodisposedo ofoono14.01.2026.ooTheorelevantopartoofosaidoorderoreadsoasounder:-o o "2.oAfteroarguingoforosomeotime,olearnedocounseloonoinstructionsosubmitso thatotheopetitioneroisoreadyotoosurrenderobeforeotheotrialoCourtoandoprayso thatohisobailoapplicationobeodirectedotoobeodecidedowithinoaotimeoboundo manner.o o 3.oInoviewoofotheoprayeromade,owithoutoexpressingoanyoopinionoonotheo meritsoofotheocase,opresentopetitionoisodisposedoofowithoaodirectionotootheo NAVEEN NAGPAL learnedotrialoCourtothatoinocaseotheopetitionerosurrendersowithino7odayso o o CRM-M-17033-2026o o o o o o 2o o andofilesoanoapplicationoforograntoofobail,otheosameobeodecidedowithino2o daysothereafter,oinoaccordanceowitholaw.o o o Thereafter,o theo petitionero haso preferredo theo secondo petitiono bearingoCRM-M-4784-2026oforograntoofoanticipatory/pre-arrestobailobeforeo thisoCourtowhichowasodismissedoasowithdrawnovideoorderodatedo29.01.2026o (AnnexureoP-4).oo o o Theo presento petitiono iso theo thirdo petitiono foro granto ofo anticipatory/pre-arrestobailowhichohasobeenopreferredobyotheopetitioneroono
25.03.2026.oo
2.o o Theogravamenoofotheoallegations,oasoborneooutofromotheoFIR,oiso thatotheopetitioner,owhileoactingoasoaotraveloagentoinoconnivanceowithoco-accused,oinducedotheocomplainantoandohisowifeoonotheopretextoofoarrangingoao visaoforoCanada.oItoisoallegedothatotheyohaveopaidoaosubstantialoamountoofo approximatelyo₹1.35olakhsotootheopetitioneroonodifferentooccasionsoandoalsoo handedooverotheirooriginalopassportsoandodocumentsotootheopetitioner.ooItoiso furtheroallegedothatotheopetitionerosuppliedoaoforgedovisaotootheocomplainanto and,o wheno theo complainanto cameo too knowo ofo theo fraud,o theo petitionero returnedoonlyoaopartoamountowhileoretainingotheobalanceoandoalsoofailedotoo returnotheooriginalopassports.oTheoaccusedopersonsoareoalsooallegedotoohaveo threatenedo theo complainanto wheno heo demandedo returno ofo hiso moneyo ando documents.o o Upono theseo seto ofo allegations,o theo instanto FIRo cameo too beo registeredoagainstoaccusedopersons.oo
3.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso iteratedo thato theo petitionerohasobeenofalselyoimplicatedointootheoFIRoinoquestionoandoheohasonoo connectionowithotheoallegedooffence.oItoisocontendedothatotheopetitionerohaso NAVEEN NAGPAL alreadyojoinedotheoinvestigationoonomultipleooccasionsopursuantotoointerimo o o CRM-M-17033-2026o o o o o o 3o o protectiono ando haso fullyo cooperatedo witho theo investigation.o Ito iso alsoo submittedothatotheopetitioneroisonotoinvolvedoinoanyootherocriminalocase,oando thereoisonoolikelihoodoofohisoabscondingoorotamperingowithotheoprosecutiono evidence.oOnothisopremise,olearnedocounselohasoarguedothatotheoinstantothirdo petitionoisomaintainableoandodeservesofreshoconsideration.oItohasobeenofurthero contendedothatothereoisonooneedoforocustodialointerrogationoofotheopetitionero asonothingoisotoobeorecoveredofromohim.ooFurthermore,otheopetitioneroisoreadyo toojoinoinvestigationoandoshalloabideobyoallotheotermsoandoconditionsothatomayo beoimposedobyothisoCourt.ooMoreover,othereoisonoolikelihoodoofotheopetitionero abscondingofromotheoprocessoofojusticeoinocaseoheoisoenlargedoonopre-arresto bail.oOnostrengthoofoaforesaidosubmissions,otheograntoofoanticipatoryobailoiso entreatedofor.o
4.o o Perocontra,olearnedoStateocounselo(onotheostrengthoofoadvanceo notice)o haso opposedo theo granto ofo anticipatoryo bailo too theo petitionero byo arguingothatotheopresentopetitionoisonotomaintainable,oasoitoconstitutesoaothirdo petitionoforoanticipatoryobail,owithoutothereobeingoanyosubstantialochangeoino circumstances,otherebyofailingobothoonoproceduralogroundsoandoonomerits.o LearnedoStateocounselohasosubmittedothatotheofirstopetitionowasodisposedoofo ono14.01.2026owhereasotheosecondopetitionowasodismissedoono29.01.2026o whereinoneitheroanyoprayerowasomadeonorowasoanyolibertyohasobeenograntedo tootheopetitionerotoofileoafresh.ooAccordingly,otheoStateocounselohasoarguedo thatotheoinstantopetitionodeservesodismissaloonothisoscoreoalone.ooLearnedo Stateocounsel,owhileoopposingotheopleaoinohandoonomerits,ohasoiteratedothato theoallegationsolevelledoinotheoFIRoareoseriousoinonatureoandodiscloseoaoprimao o o CRM-M-17033-2026o o o o o o 4o o o o Learnedo Stateo counselo has,o accordingly,o assertedo thato theo petitionerohasobeenospecificallyonamedoinotheoFIR.ooTheocomplainant-sideo hadopaidoanoamountoofo₹1,35,000/-otootheopetitioneroandohisoco-accusedoino orderotoosendothemoabroad,obutotheopetitioneroandohisoco-accused,oinsteado cheatedotheocomplainantoandohisowife.oAccordingotoolearnedoStateocounsel,o theo offenceo committedo byo theo petitionero causedo substantialo financialo ando emotionalo distresso too theo victim.o Consideringo theo seriousnesso ofo theo allegations,ocustodialointerrogationoofotheopetitioneroisonecessaryotoouneartho theo broadero conspiracy,o identifyo co-accusedo ando recovero theo ill-gotteno money.o Furthermore,o sinceo theo presento petitiono iso theo thirdo successiveo anticipatoryobailoapplicationoandoisoanoabuseoofotheoprocessoofolawoandotheo sameodeservesotoobeodismissedowithoexemplaryocosts.oo
5.o o Iohaveoheardotheolearnedocounseloforotheorivalopartiesoandohaveo goneothroughotheoavailableorecordoofotheocase.o
6.o o Itowouldobeoappositeotooreferohereinotooaojudgmentopassedobyo thiso Courto ino ao titledo aso Bhishamo Singho vs.o Stateo ofo Haryana,o 2024(3)o RCR(Criminal)o65,orelevantowhereoforeadsoasounder:-o o "11.o Asoanoepilogueotootheoaboveorumination,otheofollowingoprincipleso emerge:o o Io Second/successiveoanticipatoryobailopetition(s)ofiledoundero Sectiono438oofoCr.P.C.,o1973oisomaintainableoinolawo&ohenceosucho petitiono oughto noto too beo rejectedo solelyo ono theo groundo ofo maintainabilityothereof.o o IIo oSucho second/successiveo anticipatoryo bailo petition(s)o iso maintainableo whethero earliero petitiono waso dismissedo aso withdrawn/dismissedoasonotopressed/dismissedoforonon-prosecutiono oroearlieropetitionowasodismissedoonomerits.o o IIIo oForotheosecond/successiveoanticipatoryobailopetition(s)otoo succeed,o theo petitioner/applicanto shallo beo essentially/pertinentlyo requiredo too showo substantialo changeo ino circumstanceso ando showingo ofo ao mereo superficialo oro ostensibleo changeo wouldo noto I attest to the accuracy and suffice.o o o CRM-M-17033-2026o o o o o o 5o o o IVo oNooexhaustiveoguidelinesocanopossiblyobeolaidodownoasotoo whato wouldo constituteo substantialo changeo ino circumstanceso aso everyo caseo haso itso owno uniqueo facts/circumstance.o Accordingly,o thisoissueoisobestoleftotootheojudicialowisdomoandodiscretionoofotheo Courto dealingo witho sucho second/successiveo anticipatoryo bailo petition(s).o o Vo oIno caseo ao Courto chooseso too granto second/successiveo anticipatoryo bailo petition(s),o cogento ando lucido reasonso areo pertinentlyorequiredotoobeorecordedoforograntingosuchopleaodespiteo suchoaopleaobeingosecond/successiveopetition(s).oInootherowords,o theo causeo foro ao Courto havingo successfullyo countenanced/entertainedo sucho second/successiveo petition(s)o oughtotoobeoreadilyoandoclearlyodecipherableofromotheosaidoordero passed.o o VIo Onceoaopleaoforoanticipatoryobailohasobeenodismissedoaso withdrawn/dismissedoasonotopressed/dismissedoforonon-prosecutiono orodismissedoonomeritsobyotheoHighoCourt,onoosecond/successiveo anticipatoryo bailo petition(s)o shallo beo entertainedo byo ao Sessionso Court."o
7.o o Apartofromoitobeingothirdoanticipatoryobail,oasoperotheocaseoputo fortho ino theo FIRo ino question,o indubitably,o seriouso allegationso haveo beeno levelledo againsto theo petitioner.o Aso pero theo caseo puto fortho ino theo FIRo ino question,otheoallegationsoagainstotheopetitioneroareograveoandospecific.oTheo petitionero haso beeno specificallyo namedo ino theo FIRo ando thereo areo direct/specifico allegationso regardingo defraudingo theo complainanto ando hiso wifeotootheotuneoofo₹1,35,000/-oonotheopretextoofosendingothemoabroad,obuto neithero theo petitionero ando hiso co-accusedo honoredo theiro promiseo noro hado returnedotheomoneyoinoquestion.ooo
7.1.o o Theo offenceo ino questiono doeso noto merelyo involveo financialo deceitobutostrikesoatotheoveryofabricoofosocialotrust,oinvolvingoelementsoofo humanotraffickingoandocross-borderoimmigrationofraud,owhichoareonotoonlyo graveoinonatureobutoalsoohaveofar-reachingoconsequencesoonopublicoorder.o NAVEEN NAGPAL Caseso ofo thiso nature,o whereo vulnerableo individualso areo luredo witho falseo o o CRM-M-17033-2026o o o o o o 6o o promisesoofolawfulomigrationoandoareosubsequentlyosubjectedotooexploitation,o fallowithinotheoambitoofoorganizedohumanotraffickingoandomeritostrictojudicialo scrutinyoandodeterrence.oHumanotraffickingounderotheogarboofoimmigrationo consultancyo iso aogrowingo menaceowhicho preysoupono theodesperationo ando dreamso ofo unsuspectingo citizens.o Theo Courtso musto remaino vigilanto ando ensureo thato sucho racketso areo noto emboldenedo byoleniencyo ato theo pre-trialo stage.o Theo fraudulento inducemento foro illegalo migration,o followedo byo subjectingoindividualsotooinhumaneoandolife-threateningoconditionsoabroad,o noto onlyo reflectso criminalo intento buto alsoo constituteso ao seriouso affronto too humanodignityoandonationalointerest.oTheoCourtocannotooverlookotheobroadero publicointerestoinvolvedoinocasesoofoimmigrationofraud,oespeciallyowhenotheyo bordero ono transnationalo humano trafficking.o Sucho offenceso necessitateo ao strongoandoprincipledojudicialoresponseotoopreventotheirorecurrence.oo
7.2.o o Suchooffencesostrikeoatotheocoreoofopublicotrustoandoreflectoao disturbingotrendoprevalentoinothiso region,o whereounscrupulouso individualso posingo aso travelo facilitatorso exploito theo aspirationso ofo innocento citizenso seekingo opportunitieso abroad.o Theseo fraudulento activitieso noto onlyo causeo severeofinancialoandoemotionalodistressobutoalsooundermineotheointegrityoofo lawfulo immigrationo systems.o Therefore,o individualso involvedo ino sucho organizedodeceitomustobeodealtowithofirmlyoandoinoaccordanceowithotheolaw,o leavingonooroomoforoleniency.oo
7.3.o o Furthermore,otheoinvestigatingoagencyohasosoughtotheocustodialo interrogationoofotheopetitioneroforoeffectiveorecovery,overificationoofofacts,o andotooestablishotheobroaderoconspiracy,oifoany,obehindotheooccurrence.oNoo causeonayoplausibleocauseohasobeenoshown,oatothisostage,ofromowhichoitocano 2026.03.30 15:58 beodecipheredothatotheopetitionerohasobeenofalselyoimplicatedointootheopresento o o CRM-M-17033-2026o o o o o o 7o o FIR.oItogoesowithoutosayingothatoinotheoinstantocase,otheocomplainantohaso categoricallyostatedothatotheopetitionerohadodefraudedotheocomplainantoando hiso brother-in-lawo ofo ao substantialo amounto undero theo falseo pretexto ofo facilitatingotheirolegalomigrationotooabroad,owhichocausedosevereofinancialo andoemotionalodistress.oo
8.o o Indubitably,o theo firsto petitiono (foro granto ofo anticipatoryo bail)o preferredobyotheopetitionerowasodisposedoofobyothisoCourtoono14.01.2026.o Thereafter,o theo petitionero haso preferredo secondo petitiono foro granto ofo anticipatoryobailowhichocameotoobeodismissedoasowithdrawnoono29.01.2026.o Ito iso wello settledo thato ao second/thirdo anticipatoryo bailo petitiono seekingo identicaloreliefoisonotomaintainableounlessothereoisoaosubstantialochangeoino circumstancesoafterotheodisposaloorowithdrawaloasoperotheojurisprudenceoono bail.oTheogroundsourgedoinotheopresentopetitionoappearotoobeotheosameoaso thoseowhichowereoavailableotootheopetitioneroatotheotimeowhenotheoearliero petitionsowereowithdrawnoandodismissed.oInotheoabsenceoofoanyonewofact,o developmentoorochangeoinocircumstances,oentertainingosuccessiveopetitionso wouldoamountotoopermittingorepeatedoattemptsoforotheosameorelief,owhicho cannotobeocountenancedoinolaw.ooTherefore,onotwithstandingotheosubmissiono regardingotheolimitedoroleoattributedotootheopetitioner,othisoCourtofindsothato theopresentopetitionosuffersofromotheoviceoofomaintainability,oasonoochangeoino circumstancesohasobeenodemonstratedoafterotheowithdrawaloorodismissaloofo theoearlieroanticipatoryobailopetitions.oAccordingly,othisoCourtoisonotoinclinedo toograntotheoconcessionoofoanticipatoryobailotootheopetitioner.oFurthermore,oito isoborneooutofromotheorecordothatodespiteotheoregistrationoofotheoFIRoinotheo December,o2025,otheopetitionerohasofailedotoojoinotheoinvestigationoandohaso remainedoabscondingoforoaoconsiderableoperiodoofomoreothano3omonths.oTheoNAVEEN NAGPAL o o CRM-M-17033-2026o o o o o o 8o o standoofotheoinvestigatingoagencyobeforeothisoCourtoisothatorepeatedocoerciveo measures,o includingo issuanceo ofo non-bailableo warrantso ando initiationo ofo proclamationoproceedings,ohaveobeenoundertakenotoosecureohisopresenceobuto theopetitionerohasochosenotooevadeotheoprocessoofolaw.oThereoisonoosubstantialo changeonayoanyochangeoinocircumstancesowhichomayoweigh,oinofavouroofo entertainingotheoinstantothirdopetitionoforoanticipatoryobail.ooErgo,otheoinstanto petitionodeservesodismissaloonothisoscoreoalone.oo
8.1o o Ito iso evidento thato theo petitionero haso deliberatelyo evadedo theo processoofolawoforoovero3omonthsoafterotheoregistrationoofotheoFIR.ooTheo conducto ofo theo petitionero ino avoidingo arresto foro sucho ao prolongedo periodo withoutoanyoreasonableocauseomustobeoconsideredowhileoadjudicatingothiso secondopetition.oTheoprocessoofojusticeoisomeantotootreatoeveryoindividualoinoao mannerowhichoisoequitableoandofairly.ooHowever;oifotheopetitioner-accusedo choosesotooemployoirregularoandoconvolutedotactics,oincludingoundueodelay,o strategicallyo aimedo ato frustratingo lawfulo proceedings/investigation,o ito tantamountotooanoabuseoofotheoprocessoofojustice.oWhileolibertyoandodignityoofo ano individualo musto beo heldo high,o however,o noo oneo cano beo permittedo too subvertoandocauseodevolutionoinotheoprocessoofojustice.oProtractedoabsence,o eludingotheoprocessoofolawoandoabruptorepetitionoofopleasoforopre-arrestobail,o inoabsenceoofoconvincingoreason(s)oisocertainlyonotoanoact/behaviourowhicho callsoforosympathy/indulgenceoofotheoCourt.ooTherefore,otheoconductoofotheo petitionero wheno examinedo ino theo backdropo ofo theo nature/severityo ofo allegationso madeo againsto theo petitioner,o dis-entitleso himo foro granto ofo anticipatoryobail.oFromotheoentireofactualoconspectusobroughtoforwardoinotheo presentopetition,onoofreshogroundoorocircumstanceoisomadeooutosooasotooenableo theopetitionerotoofileoandomaintainotheosecondoanticipatoryobailopetition.ooNAVEEN NAGPAL o o CRM-M-17033-2026o o o o o o 9o o
9.o o Thereoisoanotheroaspectonayovitaloaspectoofotheomatterowhicho deservesotoobeoaddressedobyothisoCourt.o o o Theo sanctityo ofo theo judicialo processo iso predicatedo upono theo principleoofofinalityoofojudicialoorders.oWhileothereoisonooexpressostatutoryo embargooagainstotheofilingoofosuccessiveoapplicationsoforoanticipatoryobail,o suchoaorightoisonotoanoabsoluteocharteroforoproceduraloadventurism.oAolitiganto whooapproachesotheosameoCourtoforotheosameorelief,oabsentoanyomaterialo changeoinocircumstancesoengagesoinoaostratagemoofoattritionothatoisolessoao pursuitoofojusticeoandomoreoanoexerciseoofotestingotheowaters.oSuchoaopracticeo constitutesoaoclassicocaseoofoforumoshopping,owhereinotheolitigantotreatsotheo hallso ofo justiceo aso ao laboratoryo foro speculativeo litigation.o Byo repeatedlyo knockingoonotheosameodoorowithoutoaofreshocauseoofoaction,osuchoaolitiganto attemptotoocircumventotheohierarchyoofotheocourts,oignoringotheowell-settledo principleothatoaopartyoaggrievedobyoanoorderomustoascendotheojudicialoladdero ratherothanomoveohorizontallyoinohopesoofoaomoreofavourableowind.o
9.1o o Pertinently,othisohitoandotryomethodologyoisoaomaladyothatomusto beodetestedobyothisoCourt,oasoitostrikesoatotheoveryorootoofojudicialopropriety.o Too permito ao litiganto too treato theo dismissalo ofo ao prioro petitiono aso ao mereo interlocutoryosuggestion,oratherothanoanoauthoritativeopronouncement,oisotoo inviteojudicialoanarchy.oWhenoaoCourtoofoisoinvitedotoore-evaluateotheosameo factsoandotheosameolawopreviouslyoadjudicatedoupon,oitocreatesoaoperilousorisko ofoconflictingoorders,otherebyoerodingotheopublicofaithoinotheoconsistencyoando majestyoofotheolaw.oTheojudicialotimeoisoaopreciousopublicoresource,oandoitso diversionointootheoredundantochannelsooforepetitiveopleasoisoaovexatiousoabuseo ofo process.o Thereo iso noo gainsayingo thato ifo thereo iso materialo changeo ino circumstancesotheosecond/subsequentopleaooughtotoobeoconsideredoonomeritso o o CRM-M-17033-2026o o o o o o 10o o thereof,o however,o ifo sucho ao second/subsequento pleao iso basedo ono similaro factualomilieu,otheosameooughtotoobeonippedoinotheobudowithoanoironohand.o Pertinently,o sucho vexatiouso ando virulento attempt(s)o byo unscrupulouso elements,oaimedoatomisusingotheoprocessoofolawoandoCourts,ooughtotoobeo detested.oTheosanctityoofotheojudicialoprocessowillobeoseriouslyoerodedoifosucho attempt(s)o iso noto respondedo witho firmness.o Ao litiganto whoo misuseso theo processoofolawoorotakeolibertiesowithotheoproceduraloconcessionoshouldobeolefto inonoodoubtoaboutotheoconsequencesotoofollow.oOthersoshouldobeodiscouragedo nototooventureoalongotheosameopathoinotheohopeooroonoaomisplacedoexpectationo ofojudicialoleniencyooroindulgence.oExemplaryocosts,oinosuchoaosituationoareo inevitableoandonecessary,osooasotooensureothatoinolitigation,oasoinotheolawo whichoisoratheropracticedoinoouroCountry,othereoisonoopremiumoonosuchoao misplacedoadventurism.oAccordingly,ocosts,owhichooughtotoobeoveritableoando realotimeoinonature,otoobeoimposedouponotheopetitioner.o
10.o o Inoviewoofotheoprevenientoratiocination,oitoisoordainedothus:o
(i)o o Theo petitiono ino hando iso devoido ofo meritso ando iso herebyo dismissedowithocostsoofo₹30,000/-,owhichoshallobeodepositedobyotheopetitionero withoChiefoJudicialoMagistrateo(CJM),oFerozepurowithinofouroweeksofromo today.ooInocaseosuchocostsoareodeposited;oCJM,oFerozepuroshallohaveotheo sameoremittedotooPunjaboStateoLegaloServicesoAuthority,oMohali.ooInocase,o theosaidocostsoareonotodepositedobyotheopetitioneroasodirectedofor;otheoCJM,o FerozepuroisodirectedotoointimateotheoDeputyoCommissioner,oFerozepurowhoo shallo haveo sucho costso recoveredo fromo theo petitionero aso arrearso ofo lando revenueoandouponorealizationothereof,otheoDeputyoCommissioner,oFerozepuro shallohaveotheosameosubmittedotooCJM,oFerozepur,oforofurtheroremittanceo thereofotooPunjaboStateoLegaloServicesoAuthority,oMohali.oAocomplianceo o o CRM-M-17033-2026o o o o o o 11o o reportobeosentobyoCJM,oFerozepuroasoalsooDeputyoCommissioner,oFerozepuro toothisoCourtoaccordingly.oo
(iii)o o RegistryoisodirectedotootransmitoaocopyoofothisojudgmentotooCJM,o Ferozepuro aso alsoo Deputyo Commissioner,o Ferozepuro foro requisiteo compliance.o
(iv)o o Anyoobservationsomadeoand/orosubmissionsonotedohereinaboveo shallonotohaveoanyoeffectoonomeritsoofotheocaseoandotheoinvestigatingoagencyo asoalsootheotrialoCourtoshalloproceedofurther,oinoaccordanceowitholaw,owithouto beingoinfluencedowithothisoorder.oo
(v)oo o Pendingoapplication(s),oifoany,oshalloalsoostandodisposedoof.o o o o o o o o o o o oooooo(SUMEEToGOEL)o o oooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooo ooo oooJUDGEo o Marcho30,o2026o Naveeno o o o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportable:o o Yes/Noo o
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