Tanuj Alias Tanuj Kumar Singh v. State of Haryana

o o o o o o o o oo INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoATo CHANDIGARHo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 102-Bo o o o o ooCRM-M-20498-2025o(O&M)o o o o o o o ooDateoofodecision:oo11.11.2025o Tanujo@oTanujoKumaroSinghoo o o o o o o o o o ....Petitionerooo V/so StateoofoHaryanaooo o o o o o ....Respondento o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo Present:oo Mr.oVinodoGhai,oSenioroAdvocateowitho Mr.oKeshavoPratapoSingh,oAdvocate,oo Mr.oArnavoGhai,oAdvocateoandoo Mr.oR.S.oBagga,oforotheopetitionero(s).oo o o o Mr.oGurmeetoSingh,oAAG,oHaryana.o o o o Dr.oAnmoloRattanoSidhu,oSenioroAdvocateowitho o o Mr.oKunwaroRajan,oAdvocateoforotheocomplainant.o o o o o o oo *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o

1.o o PresentopetitionohasobeenofiledounderoSectiono483oofoBNSSo 2023oonobehalfoofotheopetitioneroforograntooforegularobailoinocaseobearingo FIRo No.143o datedo 11.11.2024o registeredo undero Sectionso 420,o 467,o 468,o 471,o120-BoofoIPC,oatoPoliceoStationoDLF-II,oDistrictoGurugram.o

2.oo o Theo caseo seto upo ino theo FIRo ino questiono (aso seto outo byo theo petitioneroinotheopresentopetition)oisoasofollows:-o "Theocomplainantohadofiledocomplaintodatedo18.07.2024oagainsto

(i)oMrs.oShashioBala,o(ii)oMr.oTanujoKumaroando(iii)oMr.oRishipalo Singho ino continuationo ofo policeo complainto datedo 26.06.2024o whereino ito iso mentionedo thato ano agreemento too sello datedo

16.05.2024o waso enteredo betweeno theo complainanto ando theo CRM-M-20498-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o2o o o o accusedopersons,owhereinotheoaccusedopersonsoagreedotooselloando theocomplainantoagreedotoopurchaseoandoacquireoallorights,otitleo ando interestso ofo theo accusedo personso ino theo property,o bearingo descriptionoasoplotobearingoNo.o14,oRoadoNo.oK-14,oad-measuringo

146.93o sq.o meterso situatedo ino theo residentialo colonyo knowno aso DLFo Cityo Phase-IIo (formerlyo knowno aso DLFo Qutubo Enclaveo Complex)o locatedo aroundo Villageo Sarhaul,o Tehsilo ando Districto Gurugram,oHaryana,oaoresidentialobuildupohouseowithobasement.o Stilt,oFirstoFloor,oSecondoFloor,oThirdoFloor,oFourthoFlooroando Terraceo Flooro witho Occupationo certificateo Memoo no.o 12210,o datedo10/10/2022,oonoandoboundedoasoEastoRoadoWest:oPlotoNo.o K-14/13oNorth:oRoadoSouth:oCrecheo(hereinafteroreferredotooaso theo"saidoproperty").oTheocomplainantoinoaobonafideomannerohado enteredo intoo theo Agreemento too Sello witho accusedo personso whoo representedo themselveso aso ownero ofo saido property.o However,o sinceo theo veryo inception,o theo accusedo personso hado maliciouso intentotoodupeotheocomplainant.oItowasoagreedobetweenotheopartieso tootheoATSothatotheosaidopropertyoshallobeosoldobyotheoaccusedo personsoandowillobeopurchasedobyotheocomplainantoforoaototalo considerationoamountoofoINRo6,10,00,000/(RupeesoSixoCroreoTeno Lakho Only)o ("Totalo Consideration").o Theo complainanto paido ano amounto ofo INRo 61,00,000/-o (Rupeeso Sixty-Oneo Lakho Only)o aso earnestomoneyo("EarnestoMoney")otootheoaccusedopersonsoforotheo purchaseoofotheosaidoproperty.oFurthermore,oanoamountoofoINRo 3,00,000/(RupeesoThreeoLakhoOnly)ohasobeenodepositedoasoTDSo ("TDS")oinolieuoofopurchaseoofotheosaidopropertyobyotheobuyerovideo twoo TDSo Challanso ofo INRo 1,50,000/-o (Rupeeso Oneo Lakho Fiftyo Thousando Only)o each,o bearingo challano numberso 00517o ando 00577,obothodatedo25.06.2024.oTheoaccusedopersonsohadotakenoao loanoonotheosaidoproperty,oissuedobyoICICIoBankoLimitedothrougho ICICIo Banko Homeo Loano Accounto No.o LBGHZ00005837204o ("Loan").o Theo accusedo personso ando theo complainanto mutuallyo agreedothatotheoLoanowillobeoclearedobyotheocomplainantoposto registrationo ofo theo propertyo ato theo officeo ofo Sub-Registrar,o Gurgaonoonobehalfoofotheoaccusedopersons.oComplainant,oonotheo directionso ofo theo accusedo persons,o preparedo ao Demando Drafto datedo26.06.2024otootheotuneoofoINRo2,67,30,000/(RupeesoTwoo Croreo Sixty-Seveno Lakho Thirtyo Thousando Only)o ino favouro ofo CRM-M-20498-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o3o o o o 'ICICIoBANKoLTDoLOANoA/CoNO.oLBGHZ00005837204',owhicho waso too beo handedo overo too theo accusedo personso ato theo timeo ofo registrationoofosaleodeedoatotheoofficeoofoSub-Registrar,oGurgaon,o Haryana,o foro clearingo theo loano takeno byo theo accusedo personso againsto theo mortgageo ofo theo saido property.o Furthermore,o includingo theo earnesto moneyo ando theo TDSo paido byo theo complainant,otheocomplainantohasopaidoanooveralloamountoofoINRo 3,24,70,000/-o (Rupeeso threeo croreo twenty-fouro lakho seventyo thousandoonly)oinomultipleoinstallmentsotillo26.06.2024ooutoofotheo totalo consideration.o Aso pero theo termso ando conditionso ofo theo agreement,otheosaleotransactionoshouldohaveobeenocompletedoono oro beforeo 1sto Julyo 2024o ando ao saleo deedo waso requiredo too beo registeredoinofavouroofotheocomplainant.oHowever,oasomutuallyo decidedobyotheoaccusedopersonsoandotheocomplainant,otheodateoofo registrationo ofo saleo deedo foro theo saido propertyo waso fixedo foro

26.06.2024.o Theo accusedo personso defaultedo ino completingo theo pendingointerioroandoexterioroworkoinotheosaidopropertyoasopero Annexure-AoofotheoAgreementotooSell,oandohenceotheoremainingo balanceoofoINRo18,00,000/-o(RupeesoEighteeno LakhoOnly)owaso withoheldobyotheocomplainant.oFurthermore,oaoMemorandumoofo Understandingodatedo26.06.2024o("MOU")owasoenteredointoobyo theo accusedo personso witho theo complainant,o througho whicho theo possessiono ofo theo saido propertyo waso handedo overo too theo complainantobyotheoaccusedopersons.oVideoMOUoitowasoagreedo betweenotheocomplainantoandotheoaccusedopersonsothatoanoamounto ofoINRo11,00,000/-o(rupeesoelevenolakhoOnly)oshallobeokeptoono holdoforo45odays,owithinowhichotheoaccusedopersonsoagreedotoo completeo theo remainingo worko ino theo saido propertyo aso pero theo termso ofo theo Agreemento too Sell.o Ito waso agreedo betweeno theo complainantoandotheoaccusedopersonsothatoafterowithholdingoano amountoofoINRo11,00,000/-o(rupeesoelevenolakhoOnly)oasoperotheo agreedo termso ofo MOU,o theo remainingo balanceo ofo INRo 7,00,000/(rupeeso seveno lakho Only)o wouldo beo receivedo byo theo accusedopersonsoatotheotimeooforegistrationoofosaleodeed.oPriorotoo theodateoofotheoregistrationoofosaleodeed,otheocomplainantowithoano intentiono too showo hero commitmento too purchasingo ofo theo saido property,o ando followingo instructionso ofo theo accusedo persons,o purchasedo ao stampo papero valuedo ofo INRo 15,00,000/-(Rupeeso CRM-M-20498-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o4o o o o fifteenolakhoOnly)oono25.06.2024.oTheoComplainantoalsooagreedo too purchaseo theo additionalo requiredo stampo papero foro theo remainingoamountoonotheodayoofotheoregistrationoofotheosaleodeedo inoherofavour.oTootheoutteroshockoofotheocomplainant,otheoaccusedo personsoafteroreceivingotheoadvanceoconsiderationotootheotuneoofo INRo3,24,70,000/-o(Rupeesothreeocroreotwenty-fourolakhoseventyo thousandoOnly),oasoencapsulatedoinotheoexecutedoAgreementotoo Sell,oonotheodayooforegistrationoofotheosaleodeedoie.o26.06.2024oaso mutuallyo agreedo byo theo complainanto ando accusedo persons,o theo accusedopersonsodespiteogivingomultipleoassurancesodidonotoreacho theo officeo ofo Sub-Registrar,o Gurugram,o Haryana.o Ito o becameo explicitlyoclearotootheocomplainantothatotheoaccusedopersonsogaveo falseoassurancesotootheocomplainantobyoagreeingotoobeopresentoato theo officeo ofo Sub-Registrar,o Gurugramo ono 26.07.2024.o Ito alsoo cameotootheocomplainant'soknowledgeothatotheoaccusedopersonso hadointentionallyomadeofalseorepresentationsoandotheointentionoofo theoaccusedopersonsowasoonlyotoodupeotheo complainantoofohero moneyo fromo theo veryo beginning.o Theo accusedo personso haveo meticulouslyo ando systematicallyo conspiredo too cheato theo complainantotoopayotootheoaccusedopersonsoanooveralloamountoofo INRo3,24,70,000/-o(rupeesothreeocroreotwenty-fourolakhoseventyo thousandoonly).oTheoabovementionedocallousoandorecusantoactso onotheopartoofotheoaccusedopersonsobyokeepingotheocomplainantoino dark,o ando makingo falseo representationso ando cheatingo theo complainantoofoheromoneyohasocausedoaolotoofohardship,oagony,o andoharassmentotootheocomplainant.oTheoactionsoofotheoaccusedo personso haveo alsoo causedo ao loto ofo injuryo too theo complainant'so reputationoandoprestigeoinoadditionotootheoharassmentoandomentalo agonyo ando financialo losso facedo too theo complainant.o Theo complainanto waso worriedo abouto theo fateo ofo theo considerationo amounto paido byo hero too theo accusedo persons.o Theo complainanto triedotoocontactotheoaccusedopersonsoseveralotimes,oevenothrougho personsowhoowereoinomutualocontactotoobothotheoaccusedopersonso andotheocomplainant,obutotheoaccusedopersonsorefusedotootalkowitho theocomplainantoandorespondotooanyoconcernoaboutotheosaleoofotheo saidopropertyooroinorespectotoorefundingotheosaidoamountoofoINRo 3,24,70,000/(rupeeso threeo croreo twenty-fouro lakho seventyo thousandoonly),oalreadyopaidobyotheocomplainantotootheoaccusedo CRM-M-20498-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o5o o o o persons.oOwingotootheoeventowhereotheoaccusedopersonsotimeoando againorefusedotoomakeocontactowithotheocomplainantoandoanswero anyoofocallsooromessages,otheocomplainantounderstoodothatotheo promisesoandoassurancesomadeobyotheoaccusedopersonsowereofalseo andomisleading,oandowereomadeowithotheosoleomotiveotoocheatotheo complainant.oTootheoutteroshockoandodismayoofotheocomplainant,o theo accusedo personso alongo witho theiro associateso attackedo ando assaultedo theo on-dutyo dutyo securityo guardo appointedo byo theo complainantoforotheosaidopropertyoandoforciblyotriedotootakeotheo possessiono ofo theo saido propertyo backo fromo theo complainant.o Subsequentlyoafterotheooccurrenceoofotheoabove-mentionedoevents,o sonoofotheocomplainantoMr.oSherinoNagpalomadeoaowrittenopoliceo complaintotootheoStationoHouseoOfficer,oN-Block,oGurugram,oDLFo Phase2o ono 26tho Juneo 2024o video complainto numbero 13227031240528oandovideoparivadonumbero663-CAS.oTootheouttero shocko ofo theo complainant,o ito cameo too hero knowledgeo thato theo accusedo personso haveo conspiredo ando madeo ao falseo ando ao fabricatedocomplaintotootheoStationoHouseoOfficer,oDLFoPhaseIIo PoliceoStation,oGurugram,oHaryanaoono02.07.2024,owhereinotheo accusedo personso byo forgingo theo signatureo ofo theo complainanto producedoaoforgedoandofabricatedoagreementotoosellodatedo16tho Mayo 2024.o Thiso agreemento too sello encapsulateso multipleo contradictionsoandoclearlyoreflectsothatotheosaidoagreementotoosello isofulloofofactualoandolegaloinfirmitiesowhichoclearlyoshowsotheo intentoofotheoselleroisotoodupeotheocomplainantoofoheromoney.oTheo agreemento too sello attachedo byo theo accusedo personso witho theiro policeo complainto datedo 02.07.2024o iso annexedo aso Annexure-5.o Theo above-statedo actionso ofo theo accusedo persons,o theo accusedo personsohaveogainedoaowrongful/unlawfuloprofitoandocausedotheo complainanto wrongful/unlawfulo loss,o whicho haso amountedo too ao greato dealo ofo distress,o anxiety.o mentalo agony,o harassment,o sufferingoandograveofinancialodifficultyotootheocomplainant.oTheo accusedo personso haveo beeno unjustlyo enrichedo becauseo theo accusedo personso haveo byo wayo ofo knowinglyo falseo misrepresentation,o persuadedo theo complainanto too fulfillo hero obligationsoasoperotheotermsoandoconditionsoofotheoagreement,obuto theo accusedo personso haveo noto performedo ando completedo theo obligationsoonotheiropartoasoperotheotermsoofotheoAgreementotoo CRM-M-20498-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o6o o o o Sell.oFurthermore,otheoaccusedopersonsohaveoalsoothreatenedotheo complainantoandoherofamilyomembersoinomultipleowaysoonoseveralo instancesoandohaveorepeatedlyo"warned"otheocomplainantoandohero familyomembers,oaboutotheirocloutoandoinfluenceowhichowouldogeto theocomplainantoandoherofamilyomembersointoogreatotroubleoifotheo complainanto askedo foro anyo refundo ofo moneyo whicho theo complainantopaidotootheoaccusedoasoearnestomoneyoinotermsoofotheo AgreementotooSell,ooroaskedofororegistrationoofotheosaleodeedoforo theosaidoproperty,oorotookoanyolegaloactionoagainstotheoaccusedo Persons.oTheoaccusedopersonsohaveothreatenedotheocomplainanto andoherofamilyomembersothatotheyowillobeokilledobyobouncersowhoo areo placedo aroundo theo premiseso ofo theo Saido propertyo byo theo accusedopersons."o

3.oo o LearnedoSeniorocounselohasosubmittedothatotheopetitionerowaso arrestedoono16.01.2023.ooLearnedoSeniorohasourgedothatotheoFIRoinoquestiono essentiallyohasociviloovertonesoandohasobeenogivenotheocriminalocolour,osooaso tooarm-twistotheopetitioner-sideoforoanoamicableosettlement.ooLearnedoSenioro counselohasofurtheroarguedothatoinvestigationoquaotheopetitioneroisocompleteo andochallanostandsofiled.ooHeohasofurtheroarguedothatotheopetitionerowaso extendedo theo concessiono ofo interimo regularo bailo video ordero datedo

03.05.2025,o whicho concessiono haso noto beeno misusedo byo theo petitioner.o Thus,oregularobailoisoprayedofor.o

4.oo o Learnedo Stateo counselo haso opposedo theo presento petitiono byo arguingo thato theo allegationso raisedo againsto theo petitionero areo seriouso ino natureoand,othus,oheodoesonotodeserveotheoconcessionoofotheoregularobail.o

5.o o Learnedo Senioro counselo appearingo foro theo complainanto haso vehementlyoopposedotheograntooforegularobailotootheopetitionerobyoarguingo thatoallegationsoraisedoagainstotheopetitioneroareoseriousoinonatureoandoino caseotheopetitioneroisoextendedotheoconcessionooforegularobail,othereoisoallotheo CRM-M-20498-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o7o o o o likelihoodothatoheomayointerfereowithotheoinvestigationoasoalsoointimidateotheo witnessesoandoalsootheoFIR-complainant.ooo

6.oo o Io haveo heardo counselo foro theo rivalo partieso ando haveo goneo throughotheoavailableorecordsoofotheocase.o

7.oo o Theo petitionero waso arrestedo ono 16.01.2023o whereinaftero investigationowasocarriedooutoandochallanostandsopresented.ooTheopetitionero waso extendedo theo concessiono ofo interimo bailo ono 03.05.2025.o o Ito iso theo commonogroundobetweenotheorivalocounselothatotheoconcessionoofointerimo bailoaffordedotootheopetitionerovideoorderodatedo03.05.2025ohasonotobeeno misused.ooTotalo21oprosecutionowitnessohaveobeenocitedoandooutoofowhicho noneohasobeenoexaminedotillodate.ooItoisonotoinodisputeothatoculminationoofo trialowillotakeoitsoownotime.ooTheorivalocontentionsoraisedoatoBarogiveoriseotoo debatableoissuesoshallobeoratiocinatedouponoduringotheocourseoofotrial.oThiso Courto doeso noto deemo ito appropriateo too delveo deepo intoo theseo rivalo contentions,oatothisostage,olestoitomayoprejudiceotheotrial.oNothingotangibleo haso beeno broughto forwardo too indicateo theo likelihoodo ofo theo petitionero abscondingofromotheoprocessoofojusticeoorointerferingowithotheoprosecutiono evidence.o o o

7.1.oo o Asoperotheoavermentsomadeoinotheopetitionoitself,othereoisooneo moreoFIRoregisteredoagainstotheopetitioner.ooHowever,othisofactumocannotobeo aogroundosufficientobyoitself,otoodeclineotheoconcessionooforegularobailotootheo petitioneroinotheoFIRoinoquestionowhenoaocaseoisomadeooutoforograntoofo regularo bailo quao theo FIRo ino questiono byo ratiocinatingo upono theo facts/circumstancesoofotheosaidoFIR.oRelianceoinothisoregardocanobeoplacedo uponotheojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoMaulanaoMohd.oAmiro CRM-M-20498-2025o(O&M) P a g e | 8

o Rashadi v. State of U.P. and another, 2012 (1) RCR (Criminal) 586; a Division Bench judgment of the Hon'ble Calcutta High Court in case of Sridhar Das v. State, 1998 (2) RCR (Criminal) 477 & judgments of this Court in CRM-M No.38822-2022 titled as Akhilesh Singh v. State of Haryana, decided on 29.11.2021, and Balraj v. State of Haryana, 1998 (3) RCR (Criminal) 191. o o Suffice to say, the further detention of the petitioner in custody is not required in the facts and circumstances of the case.

¶8In view of the above, the petition is allowed. Petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate. However, in addition to conditions that may be imposed by the concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate, the petitioner shall remain bound by the following conditions:-

(i) The petitioner shall not mis-use the liberty granted.

(ii) The petitioner shall not tamper with any evidence, oral or documentary, during the trial.

(iii) The petitioner shall not absent himself on any date before the trial.

(iv) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail.

(v) The petitioner shall deposit his passport, if any, with the trial Court.

(vi) The petitioner shall give his cell phone number to the Investigating Officer/SHO of concerned Police Station and shall not change his cell-phone number without prior permission of the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate.

(vii) The petitioner shall not in any manner try to delay CRM-M-20498-2025o(O&M) P a g e | 9

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¶9In case of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions and those which may be imposed by concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate as directed hereinabove or upon showing any other sufficient cause, the State/complainant shall be at liberty to move cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

¶10Ordered accordingly.

¶11Nothing said hereinabove shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case.

¶12Since the main case has been decided, pending miscellaneous application, if any, shall also stands disposed off.

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(SUMEET GOEL) JUDGE November 11, 2025 +a8een Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No