Subhash Chander v. State Of Haryana

Prayer in the present petitions filed under Section 483 BNSS is for grant t of regular bail to the petition ers in case FIR No.185 dated 12.05.2025, , registered at Police Statio on City Fatehabad, District Fatehabad, under Sections 61(2), 318(4), , 316(2) BNS (corresponding Sections 12 20-B, 420 and 406 IPC) Section 3(2) of the HPIDFE Act, 2013 and Section n 22 of BUDS Act, 2019.

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Learned counsel contend that t the petitioners have been in custody for r 4 months and 11 days. Th hey were working as Branch Managers u under the same Cooperative Soc ciety, while posted at different places. Th hey have not received any amou unt in their account. It is coaccused Rav vi, who used to collect the same from the customer and deposit in the accou unt of the Society. The offences are triable by the Magistrate.

Charges have been framed on 23.03.2026, however none out of 41 PWs has been examined. They are not involved in any other case. 3.

Learned State counsel opposes the bail on the ground that there are specific allegations against the petitioners of having induced the complainant to invest money in the Society, assuring high returns. However, he is unable to controvert the submissions with regard to stage of the case and the petitioners being not involved in any other case. 4.

Heard.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner, in particular they being in custody for the last 4 months and 11 days; not involved in any other case; prosecution evidence has to commence; in all there are 41 PWs; the trial is likely to take a considerable time and further incarceration of the petitioners would be violative of their right enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, thus the present petitions are allowed. 6.

The petitioners are ordered to be released on regular bail on their furnishing requisite bail bond/surety bond to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate, concerned.

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It is made abundantly clear that in case there is any breach of the conditions imposed by the Court concerned, the State shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of bail as granted to the petitioner by this order.

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In view of the above, it is clarified that the observations made herein above are limited for the purpose of present proceedings and

would not be construed as any opinion on the merits of the case and the trial would proceed independently of the aforesaid observations. 9.

Photocopy of this order be placed on the connected file(s).