CRM-M/31897/2026 of RASHID AND ANOTHER Vs STATE OF HARYANA on 23 July 2026

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: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SH Mr. Gaurav Vir Singh Behl, A Mr. Sagar Bansal, Advocate f Ms. Kanica Sachdeva, DAG, Mr. Namit Khurana, Advocat **** I SINGH NAGPAL J. (Oral) Petitioners seek anticipatory ated 27.08.2025, under Sections ation Partap Nagar, District Ya or anticipatory bail. While issuing notice of mo passed:- “ Petitioners seek ant dated 27.08.2025 under S Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 202 District Yamuna Nagar. T anticipatory bail. Complainant Gagan Sh issues of his father, who was Pratap Nagar, he was lo

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…Respondent HALINI SINGH NAGPAL Advocate and for the petitioners. Haryana. te for the complainant.

bail in case arising out of FIR s 316(2), 318(4), 3(5) of BNS, amuna Nagar. This is the first otion on 03.06.2026, following ticipatory bail in FIR No. 125 Sections 316(2), 318(4), 3(5) 023, Police Station Partap Nagar, This is the first petition for harma alleged that due to health s proprietor of Agro Foods Firm, looking after all commercial

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M-M-31897-2026 (O&M) transactions and activities o authorized. After 31.03.2025, said firm. The 2 accused namely brothers who had been wor Foremen in different Rice M They earned reputation of ho Accused and their family various rice mills in Paratapn engaged in purchasing rice October 2024, they represen M/s Shri Shyam Rice Mill on from 01.10.2024 to 31.07.20 their rice stock which they traders in Uttar Pradesh and U price. On their assurance, th from their mill and acc Rs.1,42,28,035/-. A sum of R account of the firm. Despite r to pay up the remaining amou and their family members owners of M/s Shri Shyam against them and their family Station, which was pending. to make the payment whereu Accused No.1 Rashid issued dated 02.07.2025 for Rs.46, issued a cheque No.108 Rs.46,84,454/- on the acco assuring that they would de account after which the cheq conspiracy, the payment of c accused were again asked fo of the firm for which he was 5, he was made proprietor of the y Naved and Rashid, were real rking for the past 10 years as Mills at Pratapnagar/Khizrabad. honesty over the past few years. members provided labour to nagar and they themselves were e from various rice mills. In nted to him that they had taken on rent/contract from its owners,

025. They requested him to sell would, in turn, sell to various Uttrakhand and pay them a good hey supplied rice to the accused cused purchased rice worth Rs.48,50,000/- was paid up in the repeated requests, accused failed unt. Later, he learnt that accused had conspired to defraud the m Rice Mill. A case was filed y members at Pratapnagar Police Accused were again requested upon they asked for some time. d post-dated cheque No.000001 6,93,490/-, accused No.2 Naved dated 02.07.2025 for ount of Bhardwaj Agro Food deposit sufficient amount in the ques may be presented. Under a cheques was got stopped. When for money, they kept postponing

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M-M-31897-2026 (O&M) the matter and later extended was cheated of Rs.93,78,035/ Learned counsel for petitioners were in the busine selling to Gagan Sharma an been taking various sums of they returned with interest agreements Annexure P1 da dated 12.04.2022, Annexure P4 dated 16.09.2022, Annex executed. The blank cheques Raj Kumari as security chequ P2. In connivance with sa misused the security cheque Bhardwaj Agro Food were against the petitioners. In t representations Annexure Superintendent of Police, Dis and 22.07.2025. Subsequen matter was settled between th Kumari agreed to withdraw petitioners regarding bouncin and 12770 as the disputes w agreed to return the cheques not returned. In all the 3 bill and numbers were missing. Negotiable Instruments Act, the petitioners with respect entire story regarding supply in the FIR was false and p willing to join investigation anticipatory bail.

ed threats to kill them. Thus, he /-. the petitioners submits that ess of crops which they had been nd Raj Kumari. Petitioners had f money from Raj Kumari which t and in this regard, various dated 15.10.2021, Annexure P2 P3 dated 02.08.2022, Annexure xure P5 dated 14.10.2022 were s in question were given to said ues, as per agreement Annexure said Raj Kumari, complainant es. Fake and fabricated bills of e prepared to foist false cases this regard, petitioners moved P11 and P12 to Senior istrict Saharanpur on 14.07.2025 ntly, vide Annexure P14, the he parties. As per settlement, Raj w all cases filed against the ng of cheque No.108878, 00015 were amicably resolved and also es. The cheques, were, however ls, the signatures of the receiver Proceedings under Section 138 1881 were also initiated against t to the security cheques. The y of rice worth Rs.1,42,28,035/- petitioners who were ready and n, deserved the concession of

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4. Police, Ya taken on re Officer-PS opposed th complaina recovery o M-M-31897-2026 (O&M) Learned State Counse anticipatory bail on the groun of allegations against the p counsel for the complainan compromise was ever execute petitioners and the alleged fabricated. In the facts and circum are directed to appear befo Officer and join investigatio when required. In the Investigating/Arresting Offic on interim anticipatory bail bonds to his/her satisfaction. by the conditions as envisa Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha S State is directed to file

Vide order dated 03.06.2026 s were granted interim bail ion. Status report by way of affida amuna Nagar-II has been filed by ecord. Learned State counsel on SI Rajat and assisted by learned he anticipatory bail on the groun ant of large amounts, they did no of money was yet to be effected.

el has opposed the prayer for nd of serious and specific nature petitioners. Assisted by learned ant, he submits that no such ted between the complainant and d compromise was false and mstances of the case, petitioners fore the Investigating/Arresting on within one week or as and event of their arrest, the cer shall release the petitioners l on furnishing personal/surety The petitioners shall also abide saged under Section 482(2) of Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. status report on 23.07.2026.” 6 passed by this Court, the and were directed to join avit of Deputy Superintendent of y learned State counsel, which is n instructions from Investigating counsel for the complainant has nd that petitioners had duped the ot cooperate in investigation and

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5. of this Cou not expec withdrawa investigati respond t incriminat appearing of anticip commentin granting i subject to Suraksha S of the petit

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Petitioners have joined urt dated 03.06.2026. An accus cted to incriminate himself und al of the interim protection gran ion is to make oneself availabl to interrogation and not to ting information and material before the Investigating Agency patory bail. In the circumstan ng on merits, the petition is allow interim anticipatory bail to the the conditions laid down in Sec Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 with an ad tioners shall be retained by the In

Whether Speaking/Reasoned Whether Reportable :

d investigation pursuant to order sed while joining investigation is der threat that State may seek nted to him. Purpose of joining le to the Investigating Agency, o compulsorily divulge self-

l. Conduct of the petitioners y entitles them to the concession nces of the case, but without wed and order dated 03.06.2026, e petitioners, is made absolute, ction 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagrik dditional condition that passport nvestigating Officer. (SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL) JUDGE d :

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