Ranjit Ray v. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Ludhiana

INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoATo CHANDIGARHo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 106o o o o o o o o o ooooooo ooooooo CRM-M-68682-2025o RanjitoRayoo o o o o o o o o o o ....Petitionerooo V/so DirectorateoofoRevenueoIntelligence,oLudhianaooo o o o o o o o o o ....Respondento o Dateoofodecision:o11.12.2025o Dateoofouploading:ooo11.12.2025o o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo Present:oo Mr.ooRandeepoSinghoWaraicho(Rana),oo o o Advocateoforotheopetitioner.o o o o Mr.oSourabhoGoel,oSpecialoPublicoProsecutoro o o forotheorespondent-DRI.o o *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(Oral)oo

1.o o Presento petitiono haso beeno filedo ono behalfo ofo theo petitionero seekingograntoofoanticipatory/pre-arrestobailounderoSectiono482oofoBharatiyao NagarikoSurakshaoSanhita,o2023o(hereinafterotoobeoreferredoaso'BNSS')oino case/Crimeo No.DRI/LDZU/855/INTI/2025/858o undero Sectiono noto knowno (likelyotoobeoSectiono20oofotheoNDPSoAct,o1985),oregisteredoatoIA.oDRIo LudhianaoZone,oDistrictoLudhiana.o

2.o o TheogravamenoofotheoFIRoisothatoaocarobearingoregistrationoNo.o PB09R-0797owasofoundoparkedoinoanoabandonedoarea.oTheosaidovehicleowaso interceptedoandotakenointoopossessionobyotheoDRIoteam.oUponoconductingoao search,otheocarowasofoundotoocontainoGanjaoconcealedoino36oplasticopacketso wrappedowithotape.oOnoweighing,otheototalogrossoweightoofotheocontrabando wasofoundotoobeo31.352okg.ooDuringotheocourseoofoinvestigation,oitowasofoundo I attest to the accuracy andthatotheosaidocontrabandowasobeingotransported/smuggledobyotheopetitionero CRM-M-68682-2025o o P a g e o?o2o o o o (herein)oinotheoaforesaidovehicle.oAlthough,otheoregistrationoofotheocarodoeso notostandoinotheonameoofotheopetitionero(herein),oitohasocomeoonorecordothatoheo hadoalreadyosoldotheovehicleotooanotheropersonoonotheobasisoofoanoaffidavit.o Theoconcealmentoofotheoactualoownershipoandouseoofotheocaroappearsotoohaveo beeno deliberateo ando intentionalo witho theo intentiono too facilitateo theo transportationoofonarcoticsofromooneoplaceotooanother.ooAsoperotheoCRCLotesto report,otheoseizedosubstanceohasobeenoconfirmedotoobeoGanja.oItoisofurtherotheo caseoofotheoprosecutionothatotheopetitioneroisoalreadyofacingotrialoinoanothero case―DRIo vs.o Shivamo Singho ando Others―pertainingo too theo recoveryo ofo

428.13okgoofoGanja.ooTheoallegedorecoveryoclearlyofallsowithinotheoambitoofo commercialoquantityounderotheoNDPSoAct.ooUponotheseosetoofoallegations,o theoinstantoFIR/caseowasoregisteredoagainstotheopetitioner.oo

3.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso iteratedo thato theo petitionerohasobeenofalselyoimplicatedoinotheopresentocase.oLearnedocounselo appearingo foro theo petitionero haso furthero submittedo thato theo neithero theo petitioneroisoregisteredoowneronorotheodriveroofotheocaroinoquestion.ooHeohaso furtherosubmittedothatotheopetitionerohadopurchasedotheocaroinoquestionofromo oneoSatnamoSinghoSandhu,obutotheotransferowasoneveroeffectedoinohisoname.oo Itoisofurtherosubmittedothatotheocaroinoquestionothereafterohadobeenosoldotoooneo Kuldeepo Singh,o video agreemento datedo 05.02.2025.o o Learnedo counselo haso furtheroiteratedothatonoorecovery,oeitheroofoanyonarcoticosubstanceooroanyo othero incriminatingo material,o haso beeno effectedo fromo theo petitioner.o Furthermore,othereoisonooindependentoorocorroborativeoevidenceolinkingotheo petitionerotootheoallegedooffenceoandohisonameodoesonotoevenofindomentionoino theoFIR.ooLearnedocounselofurtheroassertsothatonoofurtherorecoveryoisolikelyotoo beoeffectedoatohisoinstanceoand,ohence,ohisocustodialointerrogationoisoneithero CRM-M-68682-2025o o P a g e o?o3o o o o warrantedonorojustified.oLearnedocounselofurtheroassertsothatotheopetitionero hasonoointentionoofoevadingotheoprocessoofolawoandoundertakesotoocooperateo fullyowithotheoinvestigation.oItoisonextosubmittedobyotheolearnedocounselothato theopetitioneroisoreadyotoojoinotheoinvestigationoandohenceonoousefulopurposeo wouldo beo servedo byo sendingo himo behindo bars.o Ono theo basiso ofo theo aforementionedosubmissions,otheograntoofotheoinstantopetitionoisoentreatedo for.oo

4.o o Conversely,o Mr.o Sourabho Goel,o Specialo Publico Prosecutoro appearingo ono behalfo ofo theo respondent-DRIo haso opposedo theo granto ofo anticipatoryobailotootheopetitionerobyoarguingothatotheoallegationsolevelledo againstotheopetitioneroareograveoandopertainsotooillicitotraffickingoofonarcotics.oo Heohasofurtherosubmittedothatotheopetitioneroisoactivelyoinvolvedoinotheoillicito tradeoofonarcoticosubstancesoandohasoplayedoaosubstantiveoroleoinotheosupplyo ofotheocontrabandoinoquestion.ooHeohasoalsooraisedosubmissionsoinotandemo witho theo replyo datedo 11.12.2025o filedo ino Courto todayo ono behalfo ofo theo respondent,orelevantowhereoforeadsothus:o "3.oxxxxxxxxxxxxo m)o Thato ino ordero too findo outo theo ownershipo ofo theo unclaimedo vehicleo bearingo registrationo numbero PB09R0797,o foundo parkedo ino theo areao ofo villageoJaspaloBangar,oLudhiana,oaoletterodatedo06.06.2025,oAnnexureoR-1o wasowrittenotootheoDistrictoTransportoOfficer,oRegionaloTransportooffice,o AjitoNagar,oKapurthala,oPunjabowithoaorequestotooprovideotheoownershipo detailso ofo theo vehicle,o registrationo certificate,o KYCo detailso ando othero detailsosubmittedoatotheotimeooforegistration.o n)oRTO,oKapurthala,oono16.06.2025,ointimatedothatotheosaidovehicle.owaso registeredoinotheonameoofoShrioAvtaroSinghoSandhu,oresidentoofoHadiabad,o Satnampura,oTehsiloPhagwara,oDistrictoKapurthalaoBasedoonoinformationo receivedo fromo theo RTO,o ao lettero datedo 17.06.2025o waso writteno too theo BranchoManager,oIndianoOverseasoBank,oPhagwara,oforotheosubmissionoofo detailso ofo Sho Avtaro Singho Sandhuo ino relationo too theo Financialo Loano 2025.12.11 17:18 sanctionedo foro ao caro bearingo registrationo numbero PB09R0797.o CRM-M-68682-2025o o P a g e o?o4o o o o Subsequently.oono20.06.2025,oinformationowasoreceivedofromotheoIndiano OverseasoBankovideoemailoprovidingotheoKYCodetailsoofotheovehicleoloan.o Theoloanowasoinotheonameoofotheosameoindividualo(Sh.oAvtaroSingh),owitho anoaddressoatoHouseoNo.o20,oWardoNo.o20,oKillaoMohalla,oPhagwara.o Upono discreeto localo enquiry,o ito waso ascertainedo thato Shrio Avtaro Singho SandhuohadoshiftedohisoresidenceotooSandhuoEnclave,oPhagwara.oCopyoofo letterodatedo16.6.2025oreceivedofromoRTOoKapurthalaoisoAnnexureoR-2o andocopyoofoinformationodatedo20.6.2025oreceivedofromoIndianoOverseaso Bank,oKapurthalaoisoAnnexureoR-3.o o)oThatoaosearchounderoAudiooVisualoRecordingowasoconductedoatotheo premiseso ofo Avtaro Singh,o premiseso havingo addresso Sandhuo Enclave,o Hadiabad,o Phagwara,o Kapurthala,o ono 24.06.2025o panchnamao dto

24.06.2025.o Duringo theo search,o ito waso informedo telephonicallyo byo Sh.o AvtaroSinghoSanduo(notopresentoatotheopremisesoduringotheosearch)ostatedo thatotheovehicleoinoquestionohadobeenosoldotooDinesh,oaocarodealerobasedoino Himachalo Pradesh.o Subsequently,o video emailo communicationo datedo

27.06.2025,oitowasocommunicatedobyoSh.oAvtaroSinghoSandhuothatotheocaro wasosoldobyohimotooSh.oRajeshoSharma,os/ooShoMLoSharma,oresidentoofo nearoCiviloHospital,oHiraoNagar,oAmb,oDistrictoUna,oHimachaloPradesh.o p)o Thato ono 26.06.2025,o emailo communicationo waso alsoo receivedo waso receivedofromoRajeshoSharma,oconfirmingotheopurchaseoofotheosaidovehicleo fromoSh.oAvtaroSinghoSandhuoandofurtherosaleoofotheosaidovehicleotooShrio GurpreetoSingh,oS/ooMohinderoPaloSingh,oresidentoofoSethoHukumoChando Colony,o Jalandhar,o ono 16.03.2023.o Emailo communicationo fromo Shrio GurpreetoSinghoconfirmingothatoheohadopurchasedotheosaidovehicleofromo Sh.oRajeshoSharma,os/ooSh.oManoharoLaloSharma,oandothatoheohadofurthero soldotheosaidovehicleotooShrioSumitoJindal,oresidentoofoMohallaoBhandaria,o Raikot,oono20.05.2023.oBasedoonotheoaboveocorrespondence,osummonseso wereo issuedo too Shrio Rajesho Sharmao ono 30.06.2025o ando Shrio Gurpreeto Singhoono30.06.2025otoorecordotheirostatementsounderoSectiono67oofotheo NDPSoAct,o1985.o q)oThatotheostatementoofoSh.oRajeshoSharmaowasorecordedoono07.07.2025,o whereinoheostatedothatoheostartedodoingotheobusinessoofosaleoandopurchaseo ofo oldo vehicleso ino 2015.o Heo furthero statedo thato heo haso goodo familyo relationso witho Shrio Avtaro Singho Sandhuo ando thato Sh.o Avtaro Singho hado givenohimotheocarotooselloitoforoaogoodoprice.oHeofurtherostatedothatoheohado kepto theo vehicleo witho himo foro 3o years,o alongo witho allo theo paperso dulyo signedobyoShrioAvtaroSinghoSandhuoforotheotransferoofotheosaidovehicle.o Subsequently,o heo soldo theo saido vehicleo too Shrio Gurpreeto Singho ono

16.03.2023oandogaveoallotheotransferopapersoalongowithotheocarotoohim.o 2025.12.11 17:18 o CRM-M-68682-2025o o P a g e o?o5o o o o r)oThatotheostatementoofoShrioGurpreetoSinghowasorecordedoono07.07.2025,o whereinoheostatedothatoheoisoaocarodealeroandoinvolvedoinotheosaleoando purchaseoofooldovehiclesoonoaocommissionobasisosinceo2001.oHeofurthero statedothatoheohadopurchasedotheocaroinocashofromoShoRajeshoSharma,os/oo ManoharoLaloSharma.oHeofurtherostatedothatoheohadosoldotheovehicleotooSho SumitoJindal,os/ooSubhashoJindal,oono20.05.2023.oHeosubmittedocopiesoofo receiptsoandoaffidavitsoinorelationotootheopurchaseoandosaleoofotheocar.oHeo alsoosubmittedoaoscreenshotoofoanoonlineoreceiptoofoRso50,000/-ofromoSumito Jindaloasoaopaymentoinorelationotootheocar.o s)oThatotheosummonsowasoissuedotooSh.oSumitoJindaloono08.07.2025otoo recordo hiso statemento undero sectiono 67o ofo theo NDPSo Act,o 1985.o Ino hiso statemento datedo 09.07.2025,o Sh.o Sumito Jindalo statedo thato heo hado purchasedotheovehicleofromoShrioGurpreetoSinghoono20.05.2023oandolatero soldoitotooShrioSuniloKumar,oresidentoofoShaheedoBhagatoSinghoNagar,o DhandraoRoad,oLudhiana,oono02.09.2024.oHeostatedothatoheohadopaidoRso 50,000/-oonlineoforotheopurchaseoofotheocaroandotheoremainingoamountoino cash.oHeofurtherostatedothatoheohadosoldotheocarothroughoDhaliwaloCARZo too Sh.o Sunilo Kumar.o Heo alsoo submittedo ao copyo ofo theo deliveryo receipto mentioningotheosaleoofotheocarotooShrioSuniloKumar.o t)oThatotheosummonsowasoissuedotoosh.oSuniloKumaroono09.07.2025otoo recordo hiso statemento undero Sectiono 67o ofo theo NDPSo Act,o 1985.o Theo statementoofoSh.oSuniloKumarowasorecordedoono16.07.2025,owhereinoheo statedothatoheohadopurchasedotheovehicleothroughoDhaliwaloCARZofromo Sh.o Sumito Jindalo subsequentlyo soldo ito too Ranjito Raio S/oo Musafiro Rai,o residento ofo Garibo Nagar,o Amaro Colony,o Jaspalo Bangar,o Ludhiana,o throughoSh.oHarvinderoSingh,oowneroofoPrimeoCars,oono03.11.2024.oHeo alsoosubmittedoaocopyoofotheoAxisoBankoaccountoinowhichoaosumoofoabouto2o Lakhsowasoreceivedoasoaopaymentoagainstotheosaleoofotheocar.oHeoalsoo submittedoaocopyoofotheodeliveryoreceiptodatedo03.11.2024,oAnnexureoR-4,o againstowhichotheocarowasodeliveredotooRanjitoRai.o u)oThatotheosummonowasoalsooissuedotooSh.oHarvinderoSinghos/ooSh.oAjito Singh,oono16.07.2025,otoorecordohisostatementounderosectiono67oofotheo NDPSoAct,o1985.oOnotheosameodate,otheostatementoofoHarvinderoSinghowaso recorded.oHeostatedothatoheoisorunningoaobusinessoinotheonameoofoPrimeo Carsoandoisoengagedoinotheosaleoandopurchaseoofooldovehicles.oHeosaidothato heofacilitatedotheosaleoofotheocarotooSh.oRanjitoRaios/ooMusafiroRaiofromoSh.o SuniloKumar.oHeosubmittedotheooriginalocopyoofotheodeliveryoreceiptoofotheo carotooSh.oRanjitoRaioandotheooriginaloaffidavitoofoSh.oRanjitoRaioaffirmedo thatoheohadopurchasedotheosaidocar.o

v)oOnobeingoquestionedoasotoowhyotheodeliveryoreceiptoandotheoaffidavito 2025.12.11 17:18 haveotheonameoofoSh.oAvtaroSinghoSandhu,oheostatedothatoitowasoaocommono CRM-M-68682-2025o o P a g e o?o6o o o o practiceofollowedobyothemotoomentionotheonamesoofotheoowneroandobuyero directly.o w)oThatoduringotheoinvestigation,otheoownershipoandopossessionoofotheo seizedo vehicleo wereo tracedo througho successiveo transfero documents,o deliveryoreceipts,oandowitnessostatements,oultimatelyoestablishingothatotheo caro hado comeo intoo possessiono ofo Sh.o Ranjito Raio S/oo Musafiro Raio ono

03.11.2024.oStatementsoofowitnessesoandodocumentaryoevidence,osuchoaso anoaffidavitoandodeliveryonote,oconfirmedothatotheoaccusedowasotheolasto possessoroofotheovehicle.o

x)oThatotheoaccusedohadofiledoaobailoapplicationounderoSectiono482oofotheo Bhartiyao Nagriko Surakshao Sanhitao 2023o foro theo granto ofo Anticipatoryo Bail/Interimo Bailo ino theo evento ofo Arrest.o Theo Ld.o Ludhianao courto video orderodatedo04.10.2025odismissedotheoanticipatoryobailofiledobyoSh.oRanjito Rai.o y)oItoisopertinentotoomentionohereothatotheopetitioneroinohisoapplicationohado claimedothatoheohadoalreadyosoldotheooffendingovehicleoono05.02.2025otoo oneoKuldeepoKumaros/ooofoSh.oVijayoShankar.ooHeofurtherosubmittedothato heoisoreadyotoojoinotheoinvestigationoandocooperateowithotheoIOowhenevero heoisocalledoupon.oHowever,oheohasoneitherorespondedotoosummonsesodatedo

16.09.2025,o25.09.2025oando08.10.2025onorojoinedotheoinvestigationoyet."o o

4.1.o o LearnedoSpecialoPublicoProsecutorohas,oaccordingly,osubmittedo thato fromo theo abovesaido investigation,o ito haso comeo ono recordo thato theo petitionerohasobeenoinvolvedoinotheoinstantocase.ooHe,othus,osubmitsothatotheo replyo filedo ono behalfo ofo theo respondento establisho involvemento ofo theo petitionero ino theo supplyo ofo contraband.o Furthermore,o theo custodialo interrogationoofotheopetitioneroisostatedotoobeoessentialoforotheopurposeoofo unearthingotheocompleteo supplyochaino ofo theonarcotico substanceso ando foro effectingofurtherorecoveryoofotheocontraband,oifoany.oGrantingobailotootheo petitioner,oatothisostage,omayoseriouslyohamperotheoongoingoinvestigationoando emboldenotheopetitionerotootamperowithoevidenceooroinfluenceokeyowitnesses,o manyoofowhomomayobeosusceptibleotoopressureoorointimidation.oGivenotheo gravityo ofo theooffence,o theolargeropublico interestoinvolvedo ino curbingotheo I attest to the accuracy andmenaceoofodrugotrafficking,oandotheopotentialothreatotootheofairoconductoofotheo CRM-M-68682-2025o o P a g e o?o7o o o o trial,o ito iso respectfullyo submittedothato theo petitionero doeso notodeserveo theo concessiono ofo anticipatoryo bailo ando ito iso prayedo thato theo presento petitiono deservesotoobeodismissed.ooo

5.o o Iohaveoheardotheolearnedocounseloforotheorivalopartiesoandohaveo goneothroughotheoavailableorecordoofotheocase.o

6.o o Aso pero theo caseo puto fortho byo theo prosecution,o indubitably,o seriousoallegationsohaveobeenolevelledoagainstotheopetitioner.ooAoperusaloofo theo replyo filedo revealso that,o ono theo basiso ofo transferodocuments,o deliveryo receipts,oandostatementsoofowitnesses,otheoprosecutionohasobeenoableotooprimao facieo establisho thato theo vehicleo ino questiono waso ino theopossessiono ofo theo petitioner.oItoisonotoinodisputeothatotheopetitioneroisoinvolvedoinoanotherocaseo relatingo too theo recoveryo ofo 428.13o kgo ofo ganja.o Theo aforesaido instanceso reflectoaorecurringopatternoofoconductoonotheopartoofotheopetitioneroandohiso deliberateo ando consciouso roleo aso suppliero ofo contraband.o o Thus,o theo contentionothatotheopetitionerohasobeenoimplicatedosolelyoonotheobasisoofoano inadmissibleodisclosureodoesonotomeritoacceptance.o

7.o o Theo petitionero haso beeno implicatedo foro theo commissiono ofo offenceso punishableo undero theo NDPSo Acto witho specifico allegationso ofo facilitatingoillicitotraffickingoofocontrabandosubstances.ooFurthermore,oasopero theo prosecution,otheopetitioneroplayedo aopivotalo roleo inotheo supplyochain,o havingo allegedlyo suppliedo ao portiono ofo theo recoveredo contrabando too co-accusedo whicho ledo too theo recoveryo ofo theo contrabando ino question.o Theo investigationosoofaroindicatesotheoinvolvementoofotheopetitioneroinoaowell-organizedo network,o engagedo ino theo illegalo distributiono ofo psychotropico substances.o o Theo natureo ando gravityo ofo theo offence,o coupledo witho theo evidentiaryo materialo ono record,o justifyo furthero custodialo interrogationo too CRM-M-68682-2025o o P a g e o?o8o o o o unravelo theo largero conspiracyo ando identifyo theo othero potentialo co-conspirators.ooo

8.o o Theonatureoofotheoallegations,ocoupledowithotheopossibilityoofo theopetitionerobeingopartoofoaolargeronexusoengagedoinotheounlawfulotradeoofo narcoticosubstances,oraisesoseriousoconcernsothatocannotobeobrushedoasideoato thisonascentostageoofotheoinvestigation.oTheoapprehensionoexpressedobyotheo prosecutionothatotheopetitioner,oiforeleasedoonobail,omayoabscondooroattempto tooinfluenceowitnessesowhoomayobeovulnerableotoocoercionodoesonotoappearso too beo withouto merit.o Giveno theo seriousnesso ofo theo offence,o theo stageo ofo investigation,o theo possibilityo ofo tamperingo witho evidenceo oro obstructingo justice,o ando theo overarchingo publico interesto ino deterringo theo menaceo ofo narcoticodrugotrafficking,othisoCourtoisoofotheoviewothatotheopetitionerodoeso notomeritotheoconcessionoofobailoatothisojuncture.ooFurther,oinolightoofotheo seriouso allegations,o theo custodialo interrogationo ofo theo petitionero mayo beo indispensableo ando crucialo foro unearthingo theo broadero conspiracyo ando identifyingootheropotentialoaccomplices,oinformationowhichomayobeowithino theoexclusiveoknowledgeoofotheopetitioner.ooTheograntoofoanticipatoryobailoato thisoprematureostageomayoseriouslyoprejudiceotheoongoingoinvestigationoando potentiallyo resulto ino tamperingo witho evidenceo oro influencingo materialo witnesses.o

9.o o Itoisobefittingotoomentionohereothatowhileoconsideringoaopleaoforo grantoofoanticipatoryobail,otheoCourtohasotooequilibrateobetweenosafeguardingo individualo rightso ando protectingo societalo interest(s).o Theo Courto oughto too reckonowithotheomagnitudeoandonatureoofotheooffence;otheoroleoattributedotoo theoaccused;otheoneedoforofairoandofreeoinvestigationoasoalsoofororeachingo impactoofosuchoallegedoiniquitiesoonosociety.oAoprofitableoreferenceoinothiso CRM-M-68682-2025o o P a g e o?o9o o o o regardoisobeingomadeotootheodictaopassedobyotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourto titledoasoStateov.oAniloSharma,o(1997)o7oSCCo187o:o1997oSCCo(Cri)o1039],o theoSupremeoCourtoheldoasounder,orelevantowhereoforeadsoasounder:oo o "6.oWeofindoforceoinotheosubmissionoofoCBIothatocustodialointerrogationoiso qualitativelyo moreo elicitation-orientedo thano questioningo ao suspecto whoo iso well-ensconcedowithoaofavourableoorderounderoSectiono438oofotheoCode.oInoao caseolikeothis,oeffectiveointerrogationoofoaosuspectedopersonoisoofotremendouso advantageoinodisinterringomanyousefuloinformationsoandoalsoomaterialsowhicho wouldohaveobeenoconcealed.oSuccessoinosuchointerrogationowouldoeludeoifotheo suspectedopersonoknowsothatoheoisowelloprotectedoandoinsulatedobyoaopre-arrestobailoorderoduringotheotimeoheoisointerrogated.oVeryooftenointerrogationo inosuchoaoconditionowouldoreduceotooaomereoritual.oTheoargumentothatotheo custodialo interrogationo iso fraughto witho theo dangero ofo theo persono beingo subjectedotoothird-degreeomethodsoneedonotobeocountenanced,ofor,osuchoano argumentocanobeoadvancedobyoalloaccusedoinoallocriminalocases.oTheoCourto hasotoopresumeothatoresponsibleopoliceoofficersowouldoconductothemselvesoino aoresponsibleomanneroandothatothoseoentrustedowithotheotaskoofodisinterringo offencesowouldonotoconductothemselvesoasooffenders."o o o Atothisostage,othereoisonoomaterialoonorecordotooholdothatoprimao facieocaseoisonotomadeooutoagainstotheopetitioner.oTheomaterialowhichohaso comeo ono recordo ando preliminaryo investigation,o appearo too establisho ao reasonableo basiso foro theo accusationo ofo theo petitioner.o Thus,o ito iso noto appropriateo too granto anticipatoryo bailo too theo petitioner,o aso ito wouldo necessarilyocauseoimpedimentoinoeffectiveoinvestigation.o

10.o o Accordingly,othisoCourtoisoofotheoconsideredoopinionothatotheo petitionerodoesonotodeserveotheoconcessionoofoanticipatoryobailoinotheofactualo milieuo ofo theo caseo ino hand.o Moreover,o custodialo interrogationo ofo theo petitioneromayobeonecessaryoforoanoeffectiveoinvestigationo&otoounravelotheo truth.oTheopetitionois,othus,odevoidoofomeritsoandoisoherebyodismissed.oo

11.o o Nothingosaidohereinaboveoshallobeodeemedotoobeoanoexpressiono ofoopinionouponomeritsoofotheocase/investigation.oo CRM-M-68682-2025o o P a g e o?o10o o o o

12.o o Pendingoapplication(s),oifoany,oshalloalsoostandodisposedooff.o o o o o o o o o o o o oooooo(SUMEEToGOEL)o o oooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooo ooo oooJUDGEo o Decembero11,o2025o Naveeno o o o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo o