State of Ut Chandigarh v. Mohan Lal

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1o o o o o 101o(2ocases)o o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoAToINoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANA ATo CHANDIGARHoCHANDIGARH o o o o o o 1.o CRM-M-35737-2024o o StateoofoUToChandigarho ….Petitionero versuso MohanoLaloandootherso ….Respondentso o o o o o o 2.o CRM-M-37432-2024o o DarshanoSinghoKleroo ….Petitionero versuso StateoofoU.T.,oChandigarhoandootherso ….Respondentso o Dateoofodecision:oMarcho16,o2026o DateoofoUploading:oMarcho17,o2026o o CORAM:o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELoCORAM: HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOEL o Present:-o Mr.oVinodoGhai,oSenioroAdvocateoandoo o o Mr.oP.S.oAhluwalia,oSenioroAdvocateowithooo o o Mr.oArnavoGhai,oAdvocateoandoo o o Ms.oR.S.oBagga,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioneroo o o (inoCRM-M-37432-2024).oo o o o Mr.oManishoBansal,oPublicoProsecutor,oU.T.,oChandigarh.ooo o o o Mr.oR.S.oRai,oSenioroAdvocateowithoo o o Mr.oSushantoKareer,oAdvocate,oo o o Mr.oAbhinavoTyagi,oAdvocate,oo o o Ms.oRadhikaoMehta,oAdvocateoandoo o o Mr.oRehanoGupta,oAdvocateoforotheoprivate-respondents.oo o *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o

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2o o o o o o Byowayoofotheopresentocommonojudgment,othisoCourtoproceedso toodecideoaforesaidotwoopetitionsoinohand,osinceothereoisocommonalityoando congruityoofolegaloissuesotherein,oasoconcededobyotheolearnedorivalocounsel.oo o o Foro theo causeo ofo convenience,o theo factso areo drawno outo fromo CRM-M-35737-2024otitledoasoStateoofoU.T.,oChandigarhoversusoMohanoLaloCRM 35737 2024 StateoofoU.T.,oChandigarhoversusoMohanoLalo andoothers.ooo

2.o o Presento petitiono haso beeno filedo undero Sectiono 528o reado witho Sectiono483(3)oofotheoBNSS,o2023,oseekingosettingoasideoofotheoorderodatedo

12.04.2024o (Annexureo P-2)o passedo byo theo learnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge,oChandigarh,owhereby,opetitionofiledobyotheoprivate-respondentsoforo granto ofo anticipatoryo bailo haso beeno allowed,o ino caseo FIRo No.16o datedo

16.02.2024,oregisteredounderoSectionso406,o420oando120-BoofotheoIPC,o1860,o atoPoliceoStationoCentraloSector-17,oChandigarh.oo

3.o o Theorelevantoportionoofotheoorderodatedo12.04.2024o(Annexureo P-2)opassedobyotheolearnedoAdditionaloSessionsoJudge,oChandigarh,oreadsoaso under:o "19.oo Afterohearingotheoargumentsoofobothosidesoandotheocomplainantoino person,othisoCourtoisoofotheoconsideredoopinionothatowhenotheoapplicants-accusedopersonsohaveoalreadyojoinedotheoinvestigation,onoousefulopurposeo shallobeoservedobyoarrestingoandodetainingothemoinocustody.oItoisotheocaseoofo theoprosecutionothatotheoquestionnaireosuppliedobyotheoInvestigatingoOfficero tootheoapplicants-accusedopersonsowasonotorepliedoproperlyobyothem,obuto whenotheoapplicants-accusedopersonsohaveorepliedotheosameoandotheoreplyo isonotosuitingotheoversionoofotheocomplainant,oitocannotobeosaidothatotheyo haveonotocooperatedoinotheoinvestigation.oTheocomplainantohasostatedothato heocameotooknowoaboutohisoforgedosignaturesoinoAxisoBankoinotheomonthoofo Decembero2021.oHowever,oevenothereafteroheocontinuedobusinessowithotheo applicants-accusedo personso ando dido noto takeo anyo actiono immediately.o Moreover,otheoallegedoforgedosignaturesoofotheocomplainantoareonotoonotheo accountoopeningoformoasomentionedoinotheoreplyoandoasoarguedoonobehalfoofo theoprosecution,oratherotheseoareoonosomeootherodocumentsosubmittedoinotheo bank.oTheocomplainantohadofiledotheopresentocomplaintobeforeoInspectoro

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3o o o o GeneraloofoPolice,oChandigarhoono08.06.2023.oAdmittedly,oono22.07.2023,o theo complainanto hado goto theo mattero compromisedo witho theo applicants-accusedopersons.oItoisoaoseparateomatterothatonowoheoisosayingothatotheosaido compromiseowasogotoeffectedofromohimobyoshowingotheofearoofoimpositiono ofohugeopenaltyoonotheofirm.oAdmittedly,oheohadogotofreezedotheoaccountso ofotheofirmoinotheobankoandohadogototheosameodefreezedoatothatotimeobyo mentioningothatotheodisputesobetweenotheopartnersohadobeenoresolved.oo

20.oo Asoperotheoversionoofotheoapplicants-accusedopersons,otheofirmowento intoolossesodueotoonewoExciseoPolicyoofoDelhioandotheomatteroisoalsoobeingo investigatedo byo Enforcemento Directorateo aso wello aso Centralo Bureauo ofo Investigation,owhereinoalsootheyohaveosuppliedotheorequisiteodocumentsotoo theseoagencies.oTheoallegationsoandocounteroallegationsoareothereoonotheo parto ofo botho sides.o Theo applicants-accusedo personso haveo joinedo theo investigationoandohadoadmittedlyojoinedotheoenquiryoalsoowhichowasobeingo conductedo prioro too registrationo ofo theo FIR.o Theyo areo readyo too joino theo investigationo ino futureo also.o Theyo areo residentso ofo Delhio only.o Eveno otherwise,o theo offenceso aso allegedo too haveo beeno committedo byo theo applicants/accusedoareonotopunishableowithoimprisonmentoforomoreothano7o yearsoandotheocaseoisoMagisterialotrial,othusotheosameoisosquarelyocoveredo underotheodirectionsoasogivenobyotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoofoIndiaoino ArneshoKumaroVs.oStateoofoBiharoandoanother,oCriminaloAppealoNo.1277o ofo2014,odecidedoono02.07.2014."o o

4.o o Learnedo Senioro counselo foro theo petitioner(s)–complainanto (ino CRM-M-37432-2024),oasowelloasolearnedocounseloforotheoU.T.,oChandigarh,o haveo vehementlyo contendedo thato theo Courto belowo haso failedo too properlyo appreciateotheoseriousnessoandogravityoofotheoallegationsowhileopassingotheo impugnedo order.o Learnedo counselo haveo furthero submittedo thato theo complainantohasobeenocheatedoofoaowhoppingoamountoofoRs.17.36ocroreso(aso principalo amount)o ono accounto ofo ano orchestratedo ando well-plannedo fraudo allegedlyo hatchedo byo theo privateo respondents,o wherebyo theyo deceivedotheo complainantointoomakingosubstantialofinancialocontributionsounderotheofalseo pretexto ofo increasingo hiso shareholdingo ino theo business.o Ito haso alsoo beeno allegedothatotheoaccusedopersonsoforgedotheosignaturesoofotheocomplainanto andosiphonedooffofundsofromotheobankoaccountsowithoutohisoknowledgeooro consent.oLearnedocounselohaveofurtheroarguedothatotheolearnedotrialoCourt,o

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4o o o o whileo allowingo theo applicationo ofo theo privateo respondentso foro granto ofo anticipatoryo bail,o failedo too takeo intoo considerationo thato theo presento caseo pertainsotooaograveo'economicooffence',owhichohasofar-reachingoconsequenceso and,otherefore,odoesonotowarrantotheograntoofoanticipatoryobailoinoaoroutineo manner.oItohasobeenofurtherocontendedothatoduringotheoperiodobetweenoMarcho ando April,o 2022,o privateo respondento Mohano Lal,o ino ao clandestineo ando surreptitiouso manner,o allegedlyo misappropriated/embezzledo ano amounto exceedingoRs.8ocroresofromotheofundsoofotheoLimitedoLiabilityoPartnershipo

(LLP),owhichocompelledotheocomplainantotooconfrontotheoaccusedopersonso withodocumentaryoevidenceoandotoofreezeotheobankoaccountsomaintainedowitho Axiso Banko ando HDFCo Bank,o ino ordero too prevento furthero dissipationo ando diversionoofofunds.oLearnedocounselohaveofurtherocontendedothatotheolearnedo trialo Courto haso noto properlyo appreciatedo theo stando ofo theo Investigatingo Officer,o particularlyo witho regardo too theo evasiveo ando non-cooperativeo responsesogivenobyotheoaccusedopersonsoduringoinvestigation,oandoinsteado proceededo too conducto ao 'minio trial'o ato theo stageo ofo considerationo ofo anticipatoryobail,owhichoisoimpermissibleoinolaw.oItohasobeenofurtheroarguedo thato theo complainanto waso induced,o ono theo falseo assuranceo ofo increasedo shareholdingo ono paper,o too transfero ao staggeringo amounto ofo approximatelyo Rs.15ocrores,owhereas,oonotheootherohand,otheorevisedopartnershipoagreemento datedo 10.05.2022o waso nevero executedo oro registeredo witho theo Registraro ofo Companies,otherebyoexposingotheofraudulentointentoofotheoaccusedopersonso fromo theo veryo inception.o Learnedo counselo haveo furthero arguedo thato ono

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16.07.2021,o privateo respondento Mohano Lalo forgedo theo signatureso ofo theo complainantowithoaodishonestointentionotoocheatohimoandosiphonooffofunds,o therebyo committingo seriouso offences.o Ito haso alsoo beeno arguedo thato theo accusedo personso haveo noo locuso standio too questiono theo jurisdictiono ofo theo ChandigarhoPolice,oparticularlyowhenopartoofotheocauseoofoactionohasoariseno withinotheoterritorialojurisdictionoofoChandigarhoandotheoconsequencesoofotheo allegedo offenceo haveo alsoo ensuedo therein.o Learnedo counselso haveo furthero arguedothat,oinoviewoofotheoaforesaidosubmissions,otheoimpugnedoorderosufferso fromopatentonon-applicationoofomindoandoisoaocrypticoandonon-speakingoorder,o whicho failso too considero theo materialo aspectso ofo theo caseo aso wello aso theo seriousnessoofotheoallegationsolevelledoagainstotheoprivateorespondents.oItohaso beenofurtherocontendedothat,ogivenotheomagnitudeoandogravityoofotheoallegedo economicooffence,otheolearnedoCourtobelowooughtonototoohaveograntedotheo concessiono ofo anticipatoryo bailo ino ao routineo oro mechanicalo manner.o Accordingly,oitoisoprayedothatotheoimpugnedoorderograntingoanticipatoryobailo tootheoprivateorespondentsobeosetoasideoandotheosaidorespondentsobeotakenointoo custodyoinoaccordanceowitholaw.o

5.o o Ono theo othero hand,o learnedo senioro counselo foro theo privateo respondentsohasovehementlyoopposedotheopresentopetition(s)obyocontendingo thato theo learnedo Courto belowo haso passedo theo impugnedo ordero aftero dueo considerationoofotheomaterialoavailableoonorecord,ouponoproperoapplicationoofo judicialomind,oandoafterodulyoappreciatingotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheo case,o and,o therefore,o theo sameo doeso noto warranto anyo interferenceo byo thiso

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6o o o o Court.oLearnedocounselohasofurtherosubmittedothatotheopresentopetition(s),o seekingosettingoasideoofoanticipatoryobail,oareomisconceived,odevoidoofomerit,o andoamountotooanoabuseoofotheoprocessoofolaw.oAccordingotoolearnedosenioro counsel,o theo concessiono ofo anticipatoryo bailo waso grantedo too theo privateo respondentsoafterotakingointooaccountotheonatureoofoallegations,otheostageoofo investigation,oandotheosubmissionsoadvancedobyotheorespectiveoparties,oando theosaidodiscretionohasobeenoexercisedoinoaojudiciousoandoreasonedomanner.oIto hasofurtherobeenocontendedothatonooallegationowhatsoeverohasobeenolevelledo byotheoprosecutionotootheoeffectothatotheoprivateorespondentsohaveomisusedotheo concessionoofobail,oviolatedoanyoofotheoconditionsoimposedobyotheoCourt,ooro attemptedo too influenceo oro intimidateo theo witnesses.o Learnedo counselo haso furtheroarguedothatotheopetitionerohasofailedotoodemonstrateotheoexistenceoofo anyo exceptionalo oro superveningo circumstanceso whicho mayo warranto interferenceowithotheowell-reasonedoorderograntingoanticipatoryobailotootheo privateorespondents.oItoisothusosubmittedothatoinotheoabsenceoofoanyomaterialo indicatingomisuseoofolibertyooroobstructionoofotheocourseoofojustice,onoogroundo isomadeooutoforosettingoasideoofoanticipatoryobail.oAccordingly,olearnedosenioro counselo haso prayedo thato theo presento petition(s),o beingo devoido ofo merit,o deserveotoobeodismissed.o

6.o o Io haveo heardo learnedo counselo foro theo rivalo partieso ando haveo perusedotheorecord.oo

7.oooo o Atothisojuncture,oitowouldobeoappositeotoonoteothatotheoexpressiono "settingoasideoofoaobailoorder"odenotesoannulmentoofoanoorderograntingobailoono

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7o o o o theogroundothatotheosameosuffersofromolegaloinfirmity.oItopostulatesothatotheo ordero grantingo bailo iso renderedo unsustainableo ino lawo ono accounto ofo non-applicationo ofo judicialo mind,o considerationo ofo irrelevanto oro extraneouso factors,ooroomissionotootakeointooaccountomaterialoaspectsohavingoaodirecto bearingoonotheograntoofobail.oWhileodealingowithosuchoaoplea,otheoCourtoiso requiredotooexamineotheolegality,oproprietyoandosoundnessoofotheoorderoundero challengeotooascertainowhetherotheodiscretionovestedoinotheoCourtograntingo bailo haso beeno exercisedo judiciouslyo ando ino accordanceo witho settledo legalo principles.oInoessence,osettingoasideoofoaobailoorderoamountsotooaojudicialo determinationo thato theo discretiono exercisedo waso eithero arbitraryo oro noto foundedo ono relevanto considerations,o therebyo warrantingo interferenceo too upholdotheoadministrationoofocriminalojusticeoandotoopreventomiscarriageoofo justice.o

8.o o Aoprofitableoreferenceocanobeomadeohereinotootheojudgmentoofo thisoCourtopassedoinoCRM-M-9029-2023,otitledoasoDineshoMadanovs.oStateoofoCRM 9029 2023 DineshoMadanovs.oStateoofo Haryanao ando another,o decidedo ono 17.05.2024;o relevanto whereofo readso aso under:o "17.o Aso ano epilogueo too aboveo discussion,o theo followingo principleso emerge:oo o I.o (i)o Thereo iso ao conceptualo distinction,o betweeno "cancellationo ofo bail"&o"setting-asideoofoaobailoorder".ooInoaopleaoseekingo"cancellationo ofo bail";o theo factorso requiredo too beo consideredo areo akino too superveningo circumstances/eventso oro mis-conducto ofo accusedo whereaso ino ao pleao seeking"setting-asideo ofo ao bailo order";o theo factorso requiredo too beo consideredoareoakinotootheoorderoinoquestionobeingounjustifiedooroillegalooro noto basedo ono relevanto consideration(s).o Ino othero words,o ao pleao seekingo "settingoasideoofoaobailoorder"oisomoreoinotheonatureoofolayingochallengeotoo anoorderograntingobailobeforeoaosuperioroCourtouponomeritsothereof.oo o

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(ii)o Itowouldobeopragmaticoasoalsoodesirable,oforotheocauseoofoeaseoando clarity,othatoaopleaofiledounderoSectiono439oofoCr.P.C.,o1973oclearlyostateso asotoowhetherotheopleaoisoforo"cancellationoofobail"ooroforo"settingoasideoofoao bailoorder."ooroonobothoaccounts.oooo o xxxxo o xxxxo o xxxxo o xxxxo o xxxxo o xxxxo o xxxxo o xxxxo o V.oo Pleao seekingo settingo asideo ofo ano anticipatoryo bail/pre-arresto bailo orderoo o

(i)e o Ao pleao seekingo settingo asideo ofo ano anticipatoryo bail/pre-arrestobailoorderobyoaoSessionsoCourtohasotoobeoessentiallyofiledo beforeoHighoCourt.oo

(ii)e o Theo factor,o requiredo too beo consideredo ino ao pleao seekingo settingo asideo ofo ano anticipatory/pre-arresto bailo order;o iso aso too whetherotheoimpugnedoordero(grantingoanticipatoryobail/pre-arresto bail)ohasoobjectivelyodealtowithonatureoandogravityoofoallegationso againstoaccused,oroleoofoaccusedoinotheocrime(s)oalleged,oneedoforo custodialo interrogation,o likelihoodo ofo accusedo influencingo theo investigation/witnesses,olikelihoodoofotheoaccusedoabscondingofromo processoofojusticeoetc."ooo o

9.o o Theoavermentsomadeoinotheopresentopetition(s),oasowelloasotheo argumentsoraisedobyolearnedocounseloforotheopetitioner(s),oindubitablyoreflecto thatotheoinstantopetition(s)ohaveobeenofiledoseekingosettingoasideoofotheoordero grantingoanticipatoryobailotooprivateorespondentsovideoimpugnedoorderodatedo

12.04.2024o (Annexureo P-2)o passedo byo theo learnedo Courto below.o Ito iso pertinento toonoteo thatoito isonotoeveno theocaseo ofo theo petitioner(s)othato theo privateo respondentso haveo misusedo theo concessiono ofo anticipatoryo bailo byo threateningoorointimidatingotheowitnesses,oorobyoattemptingotooinfluenceotheo investigationoorotheotrialoinoanyomanner.oItoisotriteolawothatotheoconsiderationso governingotheograntoofobailoandothoseogoverningotheocancellation/settingoasideo thereofooperateoinodistinctoandoseparateospheres.oWhileoconsideringoaopleaoforo settingoasideoofoanoorderograntingoanticipatory/pre-arrestobail,otheoCourtoiso requiredotooexamineowhetherotheoimpugnedoorderoreflectsodueoandopropero

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9o o o o applicationoofojudicialomindoandowhetherotheorelevantofactorsohaveobeenodulyo takenointooconsideration.oSuchofactorsoincludeotheonatureoandogravityoofotheo allegations,o theo specifico roleo attributedo too theo accused,o theo necessityo ofo custodialo interrogation,o theo likelihoodo ofo theo accusedo influencingo theo investigationoorotamperingowithoprosecutionoevidence,oandotheopossibilityoofo theoaccusedoabscondingooroevadingotheoprocessoofolaw.oItoisowellosettledothato anoorderograntingobailoisoaodiscretionaryoorder,ohowever,osuchodiscretionomusto beo exercisedo judiciously,o cautiously,o ando upono dueo considerationo ofo theo materialoavailableoonorecord.oTheoCourt,owhileoexaminingoaopleaoforosettingo asideoofoaobailoorder,oisoempoweredotooscrutinizeotheolegality,ocorrectnessoando proprietyoofotheoorderograntingobail.oIfoitoisofoundothatotheoCourtograntingobailo haso ignoredo relevanto ando materialo considerations,o haso takeno intoo accounto irrelevantofactors,oorotheoorderoreflectsonon-applicationoofojudicialomindotootheo factsoandocircumstancesoofotheocase,otheosameocanobeointerferedowithoandoseto asideoinoorderotoopreventomiscarriageoofojustice.o

9.1o o Further,osettingoasideoofotheoimpugnedoorderohasobeenosoughtoono theogroundothatotheoimpugnedoorderosuffersofromonon-applicationoofomindo andoisoaocompletelyonon-speakingoorder.oAoperusaloofotheoimpugnedoordero showso thato theo learnedo Courto belowo has,o whileo grantingo concessiono ofo anticipatory/pre-arrestobailotootheoprivate-respondents,odulyoconsideredotheo relevantoparametersogoverningotheograntoofosuchorelief.oTheolearnedoCourto objectivelyoexaminedotheonatureoandogravityoofotheoallegationsoasowelloasotheo roleoattributedotootheoprivate-respondentsoinotheoallegedooffence(s)oandofoundo

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10o o o o thatotheomaterialoplacedoonorecordodidonotodiscloseosuchocircumstancesowhicho wouldonecessitateotheirocustodialodetention.oTheoCourtobelowoalsootookointoo considerationo thato noo compellingo caseo waso madeo outo byo theo prosecutiono demonstratingo theo necessityo foro custodialo interrogationo ofo theo private-respondentsoatothatostageoofoinvestigation.oTheoimpugnedoorderoalsooreflectso dueo considerationo ofo theo apprehensiono regardingo theo private-respondentso influencingo theo investigationo oro tamperingo witho witnesses,o ando theo Courto foundo noo sinceo theo private-respondentso hado alreadyo joinedo investigation,o therefore,onoousefulopurposeowouldobeoservedobyoarresting/odetainingothemoino custody.oAdditionally,otheolearnedoCourtobelowoconsideredotheopossibilityoofo theoprivate-respondentsoabscondingofromotheoprocessoofojusticeoandofoundotheo apprehensiono too beo unfoundedo ino viewo ofo theiro permanento residenceo ando expressedo willingnesso too cooperateo witho theo investigation.o Thus,o theo impugnedoorderoclearlyodemonstratesothatotheolearnedoCourtobelowoappliedo itsojudicialomindotooallorelevantoconsiderationsoandoexercisedoitsodiscretionoino aoreasonedoandojudiciousomannerowhileograntingoanticipatory/pre-arrestobailo tootheoprivate-respondents.oo

9.2.o o Indubitably,o theo petition(s)o ino hando haveo beeno preferredo foro settingoasideoofotheobailoorderoandonotoforocancellationothereof.oHowever,othiso Courtocannotobeoobliviousoofotheofactothat,oinotheopresentocase,otheoconcessiono ofo anticipatoryo bailo waso grantedo byo theo Courto below,o video ordero datedo

12.04.2024oandoitoisosignificantotoonoteothatoalmosto02oyearsohaveopassedo awayo sinceo theo granto ofo saido concession,o yeto noo allegation,o whatsoever,o

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11o o o o regardingomisuseoofosaidoconcessionohasobeenobroughtotootheonoticeoofothiso Court.oItoisofurther,onotoinodisputeobeforeothisoCourtothatoinvestigationoquao FIRoinoquestionohasonotoyetobeenoconcluded.oHowever,odespiteotheolapseoofo considerableotime,onoomaterialohasobeenoplacedoonorecordotoodemonstrateothato theoprivate-respondentsohaveoattemptedotooabscondoorotriedotooinfluenceooro intimidateotheowitness(s),oafterotheograntoofoanticipatoryobail.oo

10.o o ThisoCourtodoesonotofindothatotheoimpugnedoorderoisounjustifiedo oroillegalooronotobasedoonorelevantoconsideration(s).oTherefore,otheocontentiono raisedobyotheolearnedocounseloforotheopetitioner(s)othatotheoimpugnedoordero suffersofromonon-applicationoofomindooroisoaonon-speakingoorderoisowhollyo misconceivedoandodevoidoofomerit.oThisoCourt,okeepingoinoviewotheoentiretyo ofotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheocase(s)oinohand,odoesonotofindoanyogoodo groundotooholdothatotheoCourtobelow,owhileopassingotheoimpugnedoorder,ohaso notoexercisedoitsojurisdictionoinorightoperspective.ooTherefore,otheopetition(s)o inohandodeservesorejection.oo

11.o o Keepingoinoviewotheoentiretyoofotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofo theocaseoinohand,onoogroundoisomadeooutotoosettingoasideoofoanticipatoryobailo earliero grantedo too theo private-respondents,o video theo impugnedo order.o Therefore,otheopetition(s)oinohandodeservesorejection.oo

12.o o Inoviewoofotheoprevenientoratiocination,oitoisoordainedothus:o

(i)o Theo petition(s),o seekingo setting-asideo ofo anticipatoryo bailo grantedotooprivate-respondents,oareodismissed;oo

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(ii)o It,o indubitably,o goeso withouto sayingo thato nothingo saido hereinaboveoshallobeoconstruedoasoanoexpressionoofoopinionoono theomeritsoofotheocase.oo

(iii)o Pendingoapplication(s),oifoany,oshalloalsoostandodisposedooff.oo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ooo o oooooooo(SUMEEToGOEL)o o o o o ooooooJUDGEo Marcho16,o2026oo mahavirooo o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo

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