Brij Mohan Bhandari v. State Of Punjab

-1- CRM-M-53498-2024 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH 112+227 CRM-25833-2025 in/ and CRM-M-53498-2024 Date of decision: 10.07.2025 BRIJ MOHAN BHANDARI ... Petitioner

Versus

STATE OF PUNJAB .. Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. GREWAL
 Mr. Aayush Gupta, Advocate for the applicant-petitioner.

Mr. Amandeep Singh Samra, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Ankur Jain, Advocate for the complainant. *** H.S. Grewal, J. (Oral)

   
 

   

  
 
      

 

  The present petition has been filed under Section 483 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 seeking regular bail in FIR No.114 dated 12.09.2018 under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, 1860 registered at Police Station Tibba, District Police Commissionerate, Ludhiana.

-2- CRM-M-53498-2024 (O&M) 2.

The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner allegedly had fabricated a sale deed bearing Vasika No.2905 dated 15.02.1994. This deed purported Dalip Singh as the seller and the petitioner as the buyer of the land situated in Village Kuliewal, Abadi Geeta Nagar, Tehsil and District Ludhiana. Based on these falsified documents, the petitioner portrayed himself as the rightful owner of the land.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is in custody since 16.09.2018 and has already undergone custody period of more than 03 years and 04 months.

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Learned counsel for the State   

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I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the material placed on record.

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Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case, and the fact that the custody period undergone by the petitioner is 03 years, 04 months and 25 days and the fact that the matter has been compromised, further incarceration of the petitioner would not serve the ends of justice and also conclusion of the trial is likely to take a long time. Therefore, this Court deems it a fit case to grant the concession of regular bail to the petitioner. 7.

Therefore, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant petition is allowed. The petitioner is granted concession of regular bail in the present case, on his furnishing requisite bonds to the

-3- CRM-M-53498-2024 (O&M) satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate/ Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned. The pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. 8.

It is however, made clear that in case during his bail, the petitioner indulges in any offence, the State shall be at liberty to file an application for cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

10th July, 2025 (H.S. GREWAL) JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether Reportable :

Yes/No