Kawaljit Singh Walia v. State of Punjab

o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToFORoSTATESoOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToooCHANDIGARHo o oo o o o o o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)o oo DateoofoDecision:o29.03.2023oo o KawaljitoSinghoWaliao o o o o …………..Petitionero Versusoo StateoofoPunjabo o o o o o ………....Respondento o CORAM:o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoGURVINDERoSINGHoGILLo o Present:o Mr.oR.S.Bains,oSenioroAdvocate,owithoo o o o o o Mr.oAmanoRajoBawa,oAdvocate,oforotheopetitioner.oo Mr.oLuvinderoSofat,oDAG,oPunjab.o o GURVINDERoSINGHoGILL,oJ.o o o

1.o Theo petitionero assailso ordero datedo 10.08.2015o passedo byo theo learnedo AdditionaloSessionsoJudge,oSASoNagaro(Mohali)ovideowhichoapplicationo datedo 06.08.2015o (Annexureo P-10)o movedo byo theo petitionero (accused)o seekingo permissiono too summono 43o witnesseso ino hiso defenceo haso beeno declined.o

2.o AofewofactsonecessaryotoonoticeoareothatotheoFIRoinoquestionoi.e.oFIRoNo.7o datedo 01.11.2011,o Policeo Stationo Vigilanceo Bureau,o Flyingo Squad-I,o Punjabo ato SASo Nagaro (Mohali)o undero Sectiono 8o ofo theo Preventiono ofo Corruptiono Acto ando Sectionso 420,o 467,o 471o IPCo (Annexureo P-1)o waso lodgedoatoinstanceoofoSukhjitoSingh,owhereinoitohasobeenoallegedothatoheoiso ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o2o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o runningotwooimmigrationocentresounderotheonameso&ostyleoofo'Missiono Abroado Educationo Pvt.o Limited'o ando 'Visao Point'o ato Mohalio ando Chandigarhorespectively.ooItohasobeenoallegedothatoheousedotoosendostudentso toovariousocountriesoandoalsoousedotoofacilitateoissuanceoofobusinessovisaso asowelloasotouristovisas.ooHowever,owhenovisasousedotoobeorejected,otheo sameo adverselyo affectedo hiso business.o o Theo complainanto allegedo thato Kawaljito Singho Waliao (petitioner)o representedo thato heo couldo helpo theo complainanto ino gettingo visaso issuedo ando clearingo IELTS,o aso heo hado acquaintanceo ino theo higho offices.o Kawaljito Singho Waliao (petitioner)o iso allegedotoohaveodemandedoanoamountoofoRs.5olakhsoforogettingoclearanceo ino respecto ofo IELTSo ando Rs.8o lakhso foro gettingo visaso issued.o o Theo complainantoallegedothatoinoJanuary,o2011,oheopaidoanoamountoofoRs.5o lakhso too Kawaljito Singho Waliao (petitioner)o foro theo purposeo ofo gettingo clearanceoofoIELTSoinorespectoofooneoVijayoSaini,owhichowasogotoissuedobyo theopetitioner.ooSubsequently,oinofirstoweekoofoJune,o2011,otheocomplainanto requestedoKawaljitoSinghoWaliao(petitioner)otoogetovisasoissuedoforoVijayo Saini,oDaljitoKumaroandoAmanoKumarioandohandedooverotheiropassportsotoo theopetitioneroandoalsooanoamountoofoRs.6olakhsoasoadvance,obutotheovisaso wereorejected.ooWhenotheocomplainantogototheoIELTSocertificateoinorespecto ofoVijayoSainioverified,otheosameowasofoundotoobeofake.ooItohas,othus,obeeno allegedothatotheopetitionerohadocheatedotheocomplainantoofohugeoamount.o

3.o Theo mattero waso investigatedo ando challano waso presentedo againsto theo petitioner.ooAfteroframingoofocharges,otheoprosecutionoledoitsoevidence.oo Thereafter,o statemento ofo theo accusedo ino termso ofo Sectiono 313o Cr.P.C.o (Annexureo P-2)o alsoo standso recordedo ono 19.12.2014.o o Ino theo statemento recordedoinotermsoofoSectiono313oCr.P.C.,otheopetitionerowhileodenyingoallo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o3o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o theoincriminatingocircumstancesoagainstohimohasoraisedoaodefenceopleaoino theo shapeo ofo hiso explanationo runningo intoo 21o pages,o whereino variouso allegationso haveo beeno leveledo againsto theo Policeo officialso ando Judicialo Officersosooasotoopleadothatoheohasobeenofalselyoimplicated.o

4.o Subsequently,o theo petitionero movedo ano applicationo datedo 27.07.2015o (Annexureo P-8)o seekingo summoningo ofo 34o witnesses,o whicho waso dismissedobyotheotrialoCourtovideoorderodatedo27.07.2015o(AnnexureoP-9),o asotheopurposeoofosummoningotheowitnessesowasonotomentionedotherein.oo However,otheopetitionerowasograntedolibertyotoofileoafreshoafterodisclosingo theo particularso ando purposeo foro summoningo ofo eacho ofo theo witnesses.oo Consequently,otheopetitionerofiledoanotheroapplicationodatedo06.08.2015o (AnnexureoP-10)oseekingopermissionotoosummonoasomanyoaso43owitnesses,o whichowasoalsoodismissedovideoorderodatedo10.08.2015,owhichoisobeingo assailedobyotheopetitionerobyowayoofofilingotheoinstantorevisionopetition.o

5.o Learnedoseniorocounseloappearingoonobehalfoofotheopetitionerosubmittedo thatotheoimpugnedoorderoisonon-speakingoandothatonoovalidoreasonohasobeeno assignedo foro decliningo hiso application.o o Ito haso beeno submittedo thato theo petitionerowouldobeoseriouslyoprejudicedoinocaseoheoisonotopermittedotooleado evidenceoinohisodefenceobyowayoofoexaminingotheowitnessesoinoquestion.o

6.o Opposingo theo petition,o learnedo Stateo counselo haso submittedo thato 43o witnessesosoughtotoobeoexaminedobyotheopetitionerohaveonoobearingooro relevanceo witho theo caseoinohando witho regardo too theoallegationsoleveledo againsto theo petitionero ando haso beeno filedo simplyo ino ordero too delayo theo proceedingso ofo trialo ando thato theo impugnedo ordero doeso noto merito anyo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o4o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o

7.o ThisoCourtohasoconsideredorivalosubmissionsoaddressedobeforeoitoandohaso alsoogoneothroughotheopetition.o

8.o Havingoregardotootheolargeonumberoofowitnessesosoughtotoobeosummoned,oito shallobeoappositeotoobrieflyodiscussotheorelevance,oifoany,oofoeachoofotheo witnesso soughto too beo summonedo too theo caseo ino hand.o o Ando too discusso relevance,otheoallegationsoleveledoagainstopetitioneroandohisodefenceopleao needo too beo borneo ino mind.o Theo allegationso aso leveledo byo complainanto Sukhjito Singho againsto theo petitioner/accusedo mayo beo statedo brieflyo aso under:o oo Allegationsoinobriefoagainstotheoaccused/petitioner:o oo Theo complainanto Sukhjito Singho allegeso thato theo petitionero byooo representingothatoheohadoacquaintancesoinotheohighoofficesoando couldogetoIELTSoclearedoandoVisasoissuedoandohadothusotakenoano amountoofoRs.5olakhsoandoanotheroamountoofoRs.6olakhs,obutotheo Visaso wereo rejectedo ando theo IELTSo clearanceo certificateo furnishedobyotheopetitionerowasofoundotoobeoforged.o

9.o Theo pleaso raisedo byo petitioner,o ino hiso defenceo ino ordero too rebuto theo aforesaidoallegations,oasomayobeodiscernedofromoinohisostatementorecordedo underoSectiono313oCr.P.Co,oareostatedoherein-under:oo oo Defenceopleasoasoculledooutofromostatementoofopetitioneroou/so 313oCr.P.C:o

(i)oo Theopetitioner,owhoowasointoocateringobusinessounderotheonameo &o styleo ofo 'Commandoo Caterers'o hado beeno engagedo byo oneo Rajwindero Kauro foro makingo cateringo arrangementso ato theo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o5o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o weddingo ofo hero daughter.o o o However,o sinceo theo functiono waso cancelled,osheothroughoherohusbandowhooisoaopoliceoofficer,ohado beenopressurizingotheopetitionerotooreturnotheoamountodepositedo inoadvance,owhichoasoperosettledotermsowasonon-refundable.oItoiso thusopleadedothatoRajwinderoKaurohadodeposedofalselyoagainsto theopetitionerosooasotoopressurizeohimotoogetobackoheromoney.o

(ii)o Theo petitionero ando Anilo Gaur,o theo theno CJM,o Sonipato (nowo compulsorilyoretired),ohadoaobusinessodealoway-backoinotheoyearo 2004-05,obutotheosameocouldonotomatureodueotoomischiefoando greedo ofo Anilo Gauro ando subsequentlyo Anilo Gauro startedo damagingotheobusinessoofotheopetitionerobyogettingohimoinvolvedo inofalseoandofabricatedocasesoinoDelhiousingohisoinfluenceoando alsooofohisoelderobrotheroJusticeoSuniloGaur.oWhenotheopetitionero wasogoingotooexposeotheomisdeedsoofoAniloGaur,othenoheowaso forcedo ando threatenedo byo Sh.o Shivo Kumar,o theo theno SSP,o VigilanceoBureau,oPunjaboatotheobehestoofoSh.oSumedhoSingho Saini,otheothenoDirector,oVigilanceoBureau,oPunjab.o

10.o SinceotheotrialoCourt,owhileodismissingotheopetitioner'sofirstoapplicationoforo summoningo34owitnesses,ovideoitsoorderodatedo27.7.2015o(AnnexureoP-9),o hadoobservedothatotheopetitionerohadonotospecifiedotheopurposeoforowhicho theowitnessesoareorequiredotoobeosummoned,otheopetitioneroinohisosecondo applicationo (Annexureo P-10)o too summono 43o defenceo witnesseso haso describedotheopurposeoforosummoningoeachoofotheowitness,oandothusoeacho ofotheo43owitnessoisobeingodealtowithoindividuallyoherein-under:o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o6o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

1.o ConcernedoOfficial/Ahlmadoofotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theodepartmentaloproceedings,oifo Hon'bleo Courto ofo Districto &o iso too surfaceo theo trutho anyo initiated,o againsto Judicialo Sessionso Judge-cum-Enquiryo pertainingotootheoreasonothato Officero haso nothingo too doo witho Officero ato Fatehabado alongo witho whyothisofalseocaseoF.I.R.ohaso allegationsomadeobyocomplainanto theoEnquiryocaseofileoandoallotheo beeno registeredo againsto theo SUKHJIToSINGHothatopetitionero representationso ino theo mattero ofo accusedo ando theo recordo hadocheatedotheocomplainantoono "REGULARo DEPARTMENTALo broughtobyothisowitnessowillo theopretextoofoarrangingovisasoforo ENQUIRYoAGAINSToSH.oANILo helpo thiso Hon'bleo Courtoforo complainant'soclients.o GAUR,o THEo THENo C.J.(JD),o theojustodecisionoofothisocaseo o Theo sameo wouldo noto eveno FATEHABADo SINCEo inotheoparametersoofojustice.oo advanceo theo caseo ofo theo RETIRED"oo petitionero thato heo waso falselyo Pendingofor:-24.08.2015o implicatedobyoSh.oSumedhoSingho Saini,o theo theno DGP,o Punjabo ato theobehestoofooSh.oAniloGaur.o o Theo saido recordo wouldo beo irrelevanto too theo caseo ino hand.oo Prayero quao saido witnessoo deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o

2.o Concernedo Policeo officialo fromo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theopurposeoforowhichowitnessoiso theo officeo ofo S.P.o Fatehabad,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho soughtotoobeosummonedocanowello Policeo heado quarterso Fatehabado alongo witho Recordo i.e.o 2o pertainingotootheoreasonothato beo achievedo byo tenderingo ao Applicationsodatedo13-04-2014o&o eveno duringo theo Enquiryo certifiedocopyoofoORDERopassedo 18-04-2014ocontainingomatteroi.e.o ofo "REGULARo proceedingso ato Fathehabado byothisoCourtoprovidingosecurityo DEPARTMENTALo ENQUIRYo andotheotrialoofothisoCourtotheo tootheopetitioner.oo AGAINSTo SH.o ANILo GAURo THEo THENo C.J.o (J.D),o witness/accusedo waso beingo o FATEHABADo SINCEo regularlyopressurizedobyooneo Prayero foro summoningo saido RETIRED"o Applicationo foro lodgingo DDRo &o providingo theo wayo oro anothero ando thiso witnesso deserveso dismissal,o buto adequateosecurityoforo03-05-2014,o witnessowillobringotheorecordo petitionero iso PERMITTEDo too tooWitness/Applicantodueotoothreato too lifeo ando libertyo ofo theo showingo thato ito waso theo tendero certifiedo copyo ofo aboveo Witness/Applicanto &o hiso familyo Hon'bleo Higho Courto whicho referredodocumentoinoevidence.oo fromo Sh.o Sumedho Singho Sainio (D.G.P.oPunjab)oatotheobehestoofo tooko cognizanceo ando o Justiceo Sunilo Gauro (Delhio Higho providedo securityo througho Court)oandoAniloGauroinoviewoofo letteroNo.1726/RHC(7)odatedo31-thisomeans.o 03-2014,o fromo OSDo (Vigilance),o Haryanao foro Registraro Vigilanceo (Theo Higho Courto ofo Punjabo ando Haryanao ato Chandigarh)o FORo PROVIDINGo THEo SECURITY.o MovedobyoKawaljitoSinghoWaliao r/oo Houseo no.o 523,o Sectoro 36-B,o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o7o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

3.o Concernedo Official/Clerko fromo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso TheofactothatoSh.oSumedhoSingho iso too surfaceo theo trutho theo HIGHo COURTo OFo DELHI.o Saini,o theo theno DGP,o Punjab,oo pertainingo thato Sh.o Sumedho AlongowithoCompleteorecordofileo SinghoSainiohasobeenofacingo hasobeenofacingotrialoinoDelhioiso trialoatoC.B.I.oCourtoatoDelhio CaseoNo:oCRL.REV.P.-918/2006,o againonotomaterialoeitherotoobringo onotheochargesounderosectiono 37/2007,o 43/2007,o Status:o 364/341/342/343oIPC,oandoino oro too disproveo theo allegationso theo saido mattero heo hado Pending,o Titledo "Sumedho Singho leveledo againsto theo petitioner.oo approachedo theo Delhio Higho SainioVs.oC.B.I."oToobeolistedoino Courto througho CRLRo Consequently,otheosaidowitnessoiso 918/2006oforotheoquashingoofo Courto31,oono28-09-2015.o alsooirrelevant.oo theo sameo ando theo saido petitionowasoheardobyoJusticeo o SuniloGaur,obeingooneoofotheo TheofactothatotheoDGPoisofacingo Bencho inotheo yearo 2008-09.o ButoinofactobothoJusticeoSunilo someotrialowouldonotomeanothato GauroandoSh.oSumedhoSingho allo theo caseso registeredo ino theo Sainio wereo relatedo too eacho othero aso theyo wereo collegeo Stateoduringohisotenureoareofalseo mateso ando wereo ino sameo cases.o classo ando department,o moreovero thereo rollo nos.o o wereo ino sequenceo ando theyo Prayero quao saido witnessoo hadoattainedosimilaromarksoino degree.o Thato aso pero theo deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o settlementobetweenothemoSh.o Sumedho Singho Sainio hado initiallyoputoundueoforceoando pressureo upono theo applicant/accusedoinotheoyearo 2008osooasonototooexposeotheo illegaloactivitiesoofoSh.oA.D.o Gauro ino theo mattero titledo "Shashio Kanto versuso Kawaljito Singho Walia"o ino NewoDelhioHighoCourtoasotheo sameo waso goto filedo byo Sh.o A.D.o Gauro thereo witho falseo allegationso ando jurisdictiono foro gettingo favouro fromo Justiceo Sunilo Gauro ofo Delhio HighoCourt.o o o

4.o Concernedo Policeo Officialo fromo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theoapplicationsoareoinorespectoofo iso too surfaceo theo trutho departmentaloinquiryowhichowaso theoofficeoofoInspectoroGeneraloofo pertainingotootheoreasonothato beingoconductedoagainstoSh.oAnilo Police,o Sectoro 9-D,o Chandigarh,o eveno duringo theo Enquiryo GauroatoFatehabad.o proceedingso ato Fatehabado Alongo witho completeo recordo i.e.o andotheotrialoofothisoCourtotheo Theo applicationso soughto too beo Complaintso datedo 26-03-2013,o witness/accusedo waso beingo provedo hado beeno submittedo regularlyopressurizedobyooneo mucho aftero lodgingo ofo theo 05-04-2013,o 29-04-2013,o 28-06-wayo oro anothero ando thiso presentoFIR.o 2013,o22-07-2013o(D.S.PoSoutho&o witnessowillobringotheorecordo showingo thato theo accusedo Aso sucho relevanceo too proposedo Ins.o Kirpalo Singh),o 04-11-2013o waso ignoredo fromo eacho ando defenceoofopetitioneroisonotomadeo video Ref.o No.PW201313449o ando everyo departmento dueo too out.o theseoHigh-Ups.o 15-04-2014.o oPrayero quao saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o8o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

5.o InspectoroDavinderoSingh,oPostedo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theoapplicationsooareoinorespecto ato C.I.D.o Branch,o Sector-9,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho ofo departmentalo inquiryo whicho Chandigarh.o Alongo witho theo pertainingotootheoreasonothato wasobeingoconductedoagainstoSh.o recordoi.e.oStatementoofoKawaljito eveno duringo theo Enquiryo AniloGauroatoFatehabad.o Singho Waliao s/oo Lateo Narindero proceedingso ato Fatehabado Singhor/oo#o523,oFF,oSector-36-B,o andotheotrialoofothisoCourtotheo Theo applicationso soughto too beo Chandigarh,o datedo 28-05-2014,o witness/accusedo waso beingo provedo hado beeno submittedo witho regardo too inquiryo ono theo regularlyopressurizedobyooneo mucho aftero lodgingo ofo theo complainto datedo 15-04-2014o too wayo oro anothero ando thiso presentoFIR.o theoHighestoauthorityoofoIndiao&o witnessowillobringotheorecordo otherso forwardedo too youo foro showingo thato theo accusedo Theostatementoofopetitioneromadeo investigation.o waso ignoredo fromo eacho ando inosaidoinquiryoproceedings,owaso everyo departmento dueo too alsoo recordedo mucho aftero theseoHigh-Ups.o lodgingoofopresentoFIR.o Aso sucho relevanceo too proposedo defenceoofopetitioneroisonotomadeo out.o Prayero quao saido witnessoo deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o o

6.o InspectoroSingh,oPostedoatoofficeo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo applicationso soughto too beo ofoIntelligenceoBureau,oSector-19,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho provedo hado beeno submittedo Chandigarh.o Alongo witho theo pertainingotootheoreasonothato mucho aftero lodgingo ofo theo recordoi.e.oStatementoofoKawaljito eveno duringo theo Enquiryo presentoFIR.o Singho Waliao s/oo Lateo Narindero proceedingso ato Fatehabado Singhor/oo#o523,oF.F.,oSector-36-andotheotrialoofothisoCourtotheo Theostatementoofopetitioneromadeo B,o Chandigarh,o witho regardo too witness/accusedo waso beingo inosaidoinquiryoproceedings,owaso inquiryo ono theo complainto datedo regularlyopressurizedobyooneo alsoo recordedo mucho aftero 15-04-2014o too theo Highesto wayo oro anothero ando thiso lodgingoofopresentoFIR.o authorityo ofo Indiao ando otherso witnessowillobringotheorecordo forwardedo too youo foro showingo thato theo accusedo Aso sucho relevanceo too proposedo investigation.o waso ignoredo fromo eacho ando defenceoofopetitioneroisonotomadeo everyo departmento dueo too out.o theseoHigh-Ups.o o Prayero quao saido witnessoo deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o o

7.o Concernedo officialo fromo theo o 1.oooTheocaseoofotheoprosecutiono Departmento ofo Commissioner,o o isothatotheocomplainantohadopaido Bureauo ofo Immigration,o Easto o ano amounto ofo Rs.5o lakhso too Block-VIII,o Level-V,o Sector-1,o o petitioneroforoensuringooclearanceo R.K.oPuram,oNewoDelhi-110066.o o ofo IELTSo ino respecto ofo Vijayo Forobringingotheocompleteorecordo o Sainiosomewhereoinotheofirstohalfo pertainingoto:-o o ofoJanuary,o2011.o o o Onotheootheroside,otheopetitionero

1.o o Passporto No.o B3854574o valido Aso allegedo byo theo claimso thato aso ao mattero ofo facto tillo 15-10-2011o ando K1124791o prosecutiono thato theo saido Vijayo Sainio waso alreadyo abroado validotillo18-09-2021oBelongingo passporto waso giveno too theo duringotheosaidoperiod.oAndothato too Sh.o Vijayo Sainio D.O.B.o 20-accusedo foro theo purposeo ofo althougho Vijayo Sainio waso 01-1983osonoofoPremoChandor/oo obtainingo visa,o buto aso theo initiallyowillingotoodeposeoinohiso V.o Sundero Puro POo Palwalo accusedocameotooknowofromo favour,obutolaterodueotoopressureo Districto Kurukshetra,o Haryanao theofatheroandobrotheroofotheo ofo prosecutiono heo refusedo too andohavingoPermanentoAddresso candidateoVijayoSainiothatoheo depose.o 339o VICTORIAo RDo waso alreadyo abroado ato thato THORNBURYo MELBOURNEo timeo ando wheno theo accusedo Sinceo ito haso beeno informedo byo VICTOTRIAo 3071.o (Foro askedothemotoothatocanoyouo Stateo counselo thato Sh.o Sumedho SinghoSaini,oDGP,oShoAniloGaurobringingo theo completeo detailso deposeoasowitnessesoinocourto availableo ino pretexto too leavingo toothisoeffectotheyoagreedobuto CJMo ando Justiceo Sunilo Gauro andoarrivingoofotheosaidopersono latero ono dueo too pressureo ofo who,oasoperopetitioner,ohadobeeno pressuringowitnessesousingotheiroINo INDIAo ando theo numbero ofo prosecutionotheyorefused,osoo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o9o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo timeso too whicho countrieso witho thiso department/witnesso willo position,o haveo allo retiredo sinceo completeodatesoandotime)o surfaceo theo trutho aso too long,o ito cano safelyo beo saido thato o whethero Vijayo Sainio waso ino theyowillonotobeoableotooexerciseo o INDIAoatothatotimeooronot.o theo powerso whicho theyo earliero o o hadotoopressurizeoanybody.ooo o o Thus,oideally,osaidoVijayoSaini,oifo o o available,o shouldo haveo beeno o o calledo too discloseo theo correcto o o status.o o o o o Inoanyocase,osinceotheoevidenceo o o soughto too beo ledo couldo actuallyo negateo theo allegationso againstoo o o o petitioner,o theo prayero ofo theo o o petitionero quao thiso witnesso iso acceptedo ando ito iso directedo thatoo o o o initiallyoaoletterobeowrittenotootheo o o officeo concernedo byo theo trialo Court,o solicitingo theo requisiteoo o o o informationo rathero thano o o summoningo theo witnesso concernedo ino theo firsto instance.ooo o o o Uponoreceiptoofoanyoinformation,o o o inocaseotheoprosecutionogenuinelyo feelso theo necessityo too cross-o o o o examineo theo witness,o theno theo o o witnessobeocalledosooasotoooffero cross-examinationootherwiseotheoo o o o informationoasofurnished,omayobeo o o takenoonorecord,ounlessotheoCourto deemso necessaryo too examineoo o o o suchowitnessoandoinowhichocaseo o o videoo conferencingo modeo beo preferredoforodoingoso.ooo o o o o o o o o o oo o

2.ooPassportoNo.G7517494ovalidotillo Thato aso allegedo byo theo 2.ooThisorecordoquaoDaljeetoSingho 24-02-2018oandoJ7321933ovalido prosecutiono thato Sukhjito beoalsoogotoproducedoinotheosameo tillo 03-05-2021o Belongingo too Singho complainanto hado mannero aso indicatedo aboveo ino Sh.o DaljeetoKumaro D.O.B.o 14-approachedo foro thiso respectoofoVijayoSaini.o 03-1981,o s/oo Kashmirio Lalo r/oo candidateoDaljeetoKumaroforo o Villo Bhiwanio Khera,o Thanesar,o gettingovisaoandolateroonotheyo Kurukshetra,o Sadaro Thanao hadoconcoctedotheostoryothato Thuso prayedo quao saido witnesso deserveso too beo ACCEPTEDo inoHaryana.o (Foro bringingo theo thiso candidateo hado lefto completeo detailso availableo ino INDIA,o buto wheno theo theomanneroindicatedoabove.o pretexto too leavingo ando arrivingo accusedo cameo too knowo thato o ofotheosaidopersonoinoINDIAoando thiso persono iso ino INDIA,o o theo numbero ofo timeso too whicho initiallyothisopersonoagreedotoo o countrieso witho completeo dateso deposeoinotheocourtotootellotheo o andotime)o exacto circumstanceo buto dueo o o toopressureoofoprosecutionoheo refused,o soo thiso department/witnesso willo surfaceo theo trutho aso too whetheroDaljeetoKumaroisoino INDIAooronot.oo o o o o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o10o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

7.o Teamo Heado ofo I.D.Po Educationo o (P.S:o Theo serialo numbero ndIndiao Pvt.o Ltd,o 2 o Floor,o 61o o assignedotoothisoowitnessoi.e.oSr.o Chimes,o Sector-44,o Gurgaon,o o No.o 7o haso beeno assignedo too Haryana,o122003.oAlongowithotheo o previousowitnessoalso)o recordoi.e.o o o o o o

1.ooEmailsoreceivedofromoKawaljito Thatoasotheo prosecutiono haso Theopetitioneroseeksotoosummono Waliao allegedo ando hado placedo ono theosaido witnessosoo asotooproveo kawaljit.walia@gmail.como too recordo theo documento Mark-thatotheoInstituteoconcernedodoeso ielts.india@idp.como &o D-1o&oPW-5/2otooshowothato noto haveo anyo procedureo too vipin.varma@idp.como o sento theoaccusedohadogivenotheseo facilitateotakingoprint-outsoofotheo alongowithothreeoattachmentsoi.e.o saido documentso too theo documents,owhereasotheocaseoofo Representation,o Resulto ofo complainantobutoinofactoitoiso theo prosecutiono iso thato certaino IELTSoofoVijayoSainiocandidateo notoatoallopossibleoasoperotheo documentso hado beeno furnishedo dateo ofo examinationo 2011-02-procedure,o aso theo accusedo byotheoaccused.o 17,o copyo ofo passporto ofo Vijayo hadocameotooknowofromothiso o Sainio ono 05-08-2012o ANDo instituteo thato Sinceothisoisotheopreciseocaseoofo emailosentoono08-08-2012oANDo noo printo outo ofo sucho theoprosecutionothatotheoaccusedo emailosentoono13-08-2012oANDo documento cano beo takeno hado furnishedo boguso IELTSo emailosentoono14-08-2012,oalsoo througho correspondence,o soo certificate,o therefore,o theo alongo witho theo replieso ofo theo aso too surfaceo theo trutho thiso procedureo foro issuanceo ofo emailsosentobyoyouroofficeotootheo institute/witnessowilloexplaino originalo documento wouldo haveo aboveoemailsodatedo08-08-2012o theo exacto processo ando nothingotoodoowithotheodefenceoofo &o14-8-2012.o procedureoaboutotheooriginoofo petitioner.ooItoisonototheocaseoofo o theo saido documento ando theo petitionero thato theo certificateo ino

2.o Ando furthero foro bringingo theo illegalityo ando fraudo questionoisoaovalidodocument.o completeo recordo fileo pertainingo committedo byo prosecutiono o toocandidateoVijayoSainiohavingo willocomeoforward.o o Centreo No.IN855,o Candidate-Prayero quao saido witnessoo I.DB3854574.o No.028107o dateo deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o ofo Examinationo 2011-02-17o ino o respectothereof.o ooo o

3.o Ando alsoo memorandumo foro explainingo theo processo ando procedureo pertainingo too theo "Examinationso ando resultso ofo IELTS"o conductedo foro theo periodoofoFeburary,o2011.oo o

8.o Mr.o Vipino Verma,o Brancho Thatoasotheo prosecutiono haso Theocaseoofooprosecutionoisothato Managerofromotheoofficeoof,oI.D.Po allegedo ando hado placedo ono petitionero hado takeno moneyo foro Educationo Pvt.o Ltd,o SCOo 149-recordo theo documento Mark-gettingo clearedo IELTSo testo butoo nd150,o 2 o Floor,o Sectoro 9-C,o D-1o&oPW-5/2otooshowothato theoaccusedohadofurnishedoboguso Chandigarh.o Alongo witho theo theoaccusedohadogivenotheseo IELTSocertificate.ooo recordo i.e.o emailso receivedo fromo saido documentso too theo o Kawaljito Waliao kawaljit.walia@o complainantobutoinofactoitoiso Theopetitioneroseeksotoosummono gmail.como Too ielts.india@o notoatoallopossibleoasoperotheo theosaido witnessosoo asotooproveo idp.como&ovipin.varma@idp.como procedure,o aso theo accusedo thatotheoInstituteoconcernedodoeso sentoalongowithothreeoattachmentso hadocameotooknowofromothiso noto haveo anyo procedureo too i.e.o Representation,o Resulto ofo witnessothatonooprintooutoofo facilitateotakingoprint-outsoofotheo IELTSo ofo Vijayo Sainio dateo ofo suchodocumentocanobeotakeno documents,owhereasotheocaseoofo examinationo2011-02-17,ocopyoofo througho correspondence,o soo theo prosecutiono iso thato certaino passportoofoVijayoSainioono5-08-aso too surfaceo theo trutho thiso documentso hado beeno furnishedo 2012oANDoemailosentoono08-08-witnesso willo explaino theo byotheoaccused.o 2012o ANDo emailo exactoprocessoandoprocedureo o sento ono 13-08-2012o ANDo emailo aboutotheooriginoofotheosaido Sinceothisoisotheopreciseocaseoofo sento ono 14-08-2012,o alsoo alongo documento ando theo illegalityo theo prosecutiono thato theo IELTSo withotheorepliesoofotheoemailsosento ando fraudo committedo byo certificateo providedo byo byoyouroofficeotootheoaboveoemailso prosecutiono willo comeo petitioner/accusedo waso ao fakeo datedo 08-08-2012o &o 14-08-2012o forward.o IELTSocertificate,otherefore,otheo Ando furthero foro bringingo theo oo actualoprocedure,oevenoifoprovedoo completeo recordo pertainingo too foro issuanceo ofo originaloVIMAL KUMAR ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o11o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo candidateo Vijayo Sainio havingo document,o wouldo haveo nothingo Centreo No.IN855,o Candidateo I.Do too doo witho theo defenceo ofo B3854574.o No.028107o dateo ofo petitioner.ooItoisonototheocaseoofo Examinationo 2011-02-17o ino petitionero thato theo certificateo ino respecto thereofo Ando alsoo questionoisoaovalidodocument.o memorandumo foro explainingo theo o processoandoprocedure.opertainingo Prayero quao saido witnessoo tootheo"Examinationsoandoresultso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o ofo IELTS"o conductedo foro theo o periodoofoFebruary,o2011.o

9.o ManageroofoChandigarhoCluboLtd.o Thato aso allegedo byo theo TheofactothatoBaljitoSinghowasoao prosecutionoinotheostatemento memberoofotheoChandigarhoClubo Sector-1,oChandigarh.oAlongowitho ofo Sukhjito Singho oronotoisonotomaterialoinasmucho recordopertainingotooMembershipo Complainant,o heo haso asoaopersonocanovisitoaoCluboeveno deposedo thato heo meto theo asoaononomemberooroasoaoguest.oo recordoofoBaljitoSinghos/ooChamano accusedoinoChandigarhoClubo Inoanyocase,oBaljitoSinghoisonotoao lalor/ooMundiaoKhurd,oChandigarho alongowithoBaljitoSinghoando staro witnesso ofo theo prosecutiono heo categoricallyo statedo thato noro haso beeno examinedo byo theo road,oLudhiana.o Baljito Singho iso theo membero prosecutiono soo aso too justifyo ofoChandigarhoCluboandothiso leadingo ofo anyo evidenceo too isohowotheyoenteredotheoclubo discreditohimoorotooestablishohiso andometotheoaccused,osoothiso antecedents.o witnessowillosurfaceotheotrutho o asotoowhetheroBaljitoSinghoiso Prayero quao saido witnessoo memberoofoChandigarhoclubo deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o oronot.o o

10.o ConcernedoAhlmadoofotheoHon'bleo Thato aso allegedo byo theo Recordo iso soughto too beo prosecutionothatoBaljitoSingho summonedosooasotooestablishothato Courto ofo Sh.o Tarano Tarano Singho @o Choudharyo iso theo eyeo oneoBaljitoSinghohadobeenofacingo Bindra,o A.S.Jo Ato Mohali,o alongo witnessoofothisocaseobutotheyo criminalotrial.ooo haveo noto examinedo himo o witho theo completeo caseo fileo ofo despiteoofogettingomoreothano However,o sinceo theo prosecutiono caseo titledo "Stateo v/so Harmindero 40o opportunitieso ando eveno haso noto examinedo saido Baljito theyo knewo abouto himo ando Singh,otherefore,onooevidenceoiso Singh,oBaljitoSingho@oChoudharyo nowo aso theo accusedo hado requiredo too beo ledo too discredito &o ors.o F.I.Ro No.15o ofo 2010o u/so comeo too knowo thato thiso himo oro too establisho hiso persono iso ofo criminalo antecedents.o 325,o323,o427,o458,o411,o380,o506o backgroundo soo thiso witnesso o ofo I.P.Co PSo Mullanpur"o Pendingo willo surfaceo theo trutho aso too Prayero quao saido witnessoo whethero anyo criminalo caseo deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o for:-o18-08-2015o ando ofo whato natureo iso oo pendingoagainstohimooronot.o

11.o ConcernedoAhlmadoofotheoHon'bleo Thato theo prosecutiono haso Theo factumo ofo releaseo ofo plantedo passporto ofo oneo Passporto ofo o Karanbiro Singho Courto ofo Sh.o Tarano Tarano Singho KaranbiroSinghowhichoisoano undero orderso ofo Courto wouldo Bindra,o A.S.Jo Ato Mohali,o alongo exhibitedo documento andotheo haveonoorelevanceowithodefenceo prosecutionointentionallyogoto pleaoofopetitioner.oo witho theo completeo caseo fileo ofo theo sameo releasedo fromo theo o caseotitledo"KawaljitoSinghoWaliao courtofileoin-connivanceowitho Prayero quao saido witnessoo Karanbiro Singho ando deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o V/so Karanbiro Singho &o ors"o RajwinderoKaurowitnessoando o Criminalo Contempto Applicationo theo saido documento waso noto receivedo backo aso pero theo Pendingofor:-o27-08-2015.o statementogivenoinotheoCourto byo theo saido Karanbiro Singho soothisowitnessowilloshowotheo conductoandohighoheadednesso ofotheoprosecutionothatotheseo personsohaveonoorespectoando valueoofocourtsoandolaw.o o o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o12o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

12.o ConcernedoAhlmadoofotheoHon'bleo Thato aso allegedo byo theo Recordo iso soughto too beo Courto ofo Sh.o Pradeepo Synghal,o prosecutionothatoBaljitoSingho summonedosooasotooestablishothato J.M.I.Co At,o Chandigarho (U.T),o @o choudharyo iso theo eyeo oneoBaljitoSinghohadobeenofacingo alongowithotheocompleteocaseofileo witnessoofothisocaseobutotheyo criminalotrial.ooo ofo caseo titledo "Stateo v/so Baljito haveo noto examinedo himo o Singho @o Choudhary,o F.I.Ro No.o despiteoofogettingomoreothano However,o saido Baljito Singho haso 119oofo2014ou/so25-54-59oofoArmso 40o opportunitieso ando eveno noto beeno examinedo aso ao ActoPSoSector-36oChandigarh"oo theyo knewo abouto himo ando prosecutionowitness.ooTherefore,o Pendingofor:-o07-09-2015o nowo aso theo accusedo hado nooevidenceoisorequiredotoobeoledo cameo too knowo thato thiso too discredito himo oro too establisho persono iso ofo criminalo hisoantecedents.oo obackgroundo soo thiso witnesso willo surfaceo theo trutho aso too Prayero quao saido witnessoo whethero anyo criminalo caseo deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o ando ofo whato natureo iso o pendingoagainstohimooronot.o

13.o Concernedo Officialo fromo theo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro Departmento ofo Chiefo Directoro iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso Vigilanceo Bureauo Punjabo Ato pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno Chandigarh,o Sector-17,o andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo Chandigarh,o Alongo witho theo ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo recordoi.e.oD.D.RoRegister,oDairyo theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.ooo Register,o Receipto Registero &o buto theo sameo cano beo o Dispatcho Registero containingo disclosedo too theo Hon'bleo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo recordoproceedsofromo20-10-2011o Courto in-persono ando noto ino alreadyo standso concluded,o theo too2-11-2011.o fronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too theosakeoofojustice.o improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeooDECLINED.ooo o o

14.o Concernedo Officialo fromo theo o o officeoOfoPunjaboStateoVigilanceo o o Bureauo F.S.-1,o Mohali,o Phase-8,o o o Mohali,o Nowo ato backo sideo ofo o o FORESTo COMPLEXo o o BUILDING,o Sector-68,o Mohali,o o o Alongowithotheorecordoi.e.o o o o o o

1.o D.D.Ro Register,o Dairyo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro Register,o Receipto Registero &o iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso Dispatcho Registero containingo pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno recordo proceedso fromo 20-10-andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo 2011otooooooo2-11-2011.o ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo o theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.ooo

2.o Registero pertainingo too theo buto theo sameo cano beo o entrieso regardingo theo puttingo disclosedo too theo Hon'bleo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo andotakingooutoofotheoAccusedo Courto in-persono ando noto ino alreadyo standso concluded,o theo personso behindo theo BARSo fronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too (Hawalat)osituatedoatoPhase-8,o theosakeoofojustice.o improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino P.S.V.B.F.S.1o ato Mohali.o caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero Fromo 20-10-2011o too 2-11-isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono 2011.o beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.oo o o o o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o13o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

15.o Concernedo Officialo fromo theo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro OfficeoofoS.S.PoVigilanceoBureau,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso F.S-2,o Punjabo Ato Patiala,o Alongo pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno witho theo recordo i.e.o D.D.Ro andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo Register,oDairyoRegister,oReceipto ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofoRegistero &o Dispatcho Registero theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.ooocontainingo recordo proceedso fromo buto theo sameo cano beo 20-10-2011otoo15-11-2011.o disclosedo too theo Hon'bleo o Courto in-persono ando noto ino Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo fronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro alreadyo standso concluded,o theo theosakeoofojustice.o prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.oo o o o

16.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo reasono furnishedo byo officeoofoSSP,oSASoNagar.oAlongo iso too surfaceo theo trutho petitioneroandotheofactothatosaido withotheoF.I.RoNo.175oofo21-10-pertainingotooplantedowitnesso TejinderoSinghohasoneitherobeeno 2011,o PSo Phase-1,o Mohali,o JagtaranoSinghoinothisocaseoato examinedobyoprosecutiononoroiso againsto Tejindero Singho ando hiso theo instanceo ofo Tejindero soughto too beo examinedo byosono Angado Singh,o alsoo theo Singhoisoforotheoreasonothato petitionero renderso theo FIRorepresentationo datedo 22-10-2011o aso initiallyo Tejindero Singho againstoTejinderoSinghoirrelevanto&o26-10-2011.o waso too beo inductedo aso witnessoforoallegedorecoveryo tootheopresentocase.oo buto dueo too afterthoughto aso o Tejindero Singho hado Aso such,o theo prayero foro differencesowithotheoaccused,o summoningo theo saido witnesso becauseoTejinderoSinghowaso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.oousedobyotheseoHigh-Upsobuto aso theo accusedo dido noto botheredotooreactoandocalledo theo police,o thereaftero theo pettyoF.I.Rowasoregistered.o o o o

17.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro officeoofoSSP,oSASoNagar.oAlongo iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso withocomplaintodatedo24-01-2009o pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno madeobyoGursimranoSinghoWaliao andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo againsto ASIo Punjabo Police,o ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofoAmritsaro (9815577157)o too SSP,o theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.oooSASo Nagaro Video Dairyo buto theo sameo cano beo oNo.164/5/SSP/SASo Nagar/27-01-disclosedo too theo Hon'bleo

09.oConsignedoono26-05-2009oino Courto in-persono ando noto ino Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo ComplaintoBranch.o fronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro alreadyo standso concluded,o theo theosakeoofojustice.o prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o oo o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o14o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

18.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro officeoofoSSP,oSASoNagar.oAlongo iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso withocomplaintodatedo10-11-2009o pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno madeobyoRajwinderoKauroagainsto andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo Kawaljito Singho Waliao too SSP,o ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo SASo Nagaro video Dairyo theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.oo No.307/5/SSP/SASo Nagar/10-11-buto theo sameo cano beo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo

09.oNo.o&o229/5C/SP/Cityodatedo disclosedo too theo Hon'bleo alreadyo standso concluded,o theo 10-11-2009oConsignedoono17-02-Courto in-persono ando noto ino prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too 2010oinoComplaintoBranch.o fronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino theosakeoofojustice.o caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.oo o

19.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro officeoofoSSP,oSASoNagar.oAlong,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso withocomplaintodatedo11-11-2009o pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno madeo byo Kawaljito Singho Waliao andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo againsto Rajwindero Kauro &o SPo ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo Cityo SASo Nagaro too SSP,o SASo theo defenceo ofo theoaccused.ooo Nagaro Video Dairyo theo accused,o buto theo sameo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo No.2342/SSP/SASo Nagar/11-11-cano beo disclosedo too theo alreadyo standso concluded,o theo 2009.o Consignedo ono 11-07-2011o Hon'bleoCourtoin-personoando prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too inoComplaintoBranch.o noto ino fronto ofo theo improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino prosecutiono foro theo sakeo ofo caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero justice.o isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.oo o

20.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro officeoofoSSP,oSASoNagar.oAlongo iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso withoRTIoapplicationodatedo12-11-pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno 2009o movedo byo Rawaljito Singho andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo Waliaoforosupplyingocomplaintoofo ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo Rajwindero Kauro Video Dairyo theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.ooo No.1147/RTI/09o &o informationo buto theo sameo cano beo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo deniedo too suppliedo Video Dairyo disclosedo too theo Hon'bleo alreadyo standso concluded,o theo No.10207/C/RTIo datedo 24-11-Courto in-persono ando noto ino prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too 2009.o fronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino theosakeoofojustice.o caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo witnessoo deservesotooobeoDECLINED.oo o

21.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro officeoofoDSPoCity-1,oSASoNagar.o iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso Alongo witho D.D.Ro Register,o pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno Dairyo Register,o Receipto Registero andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo &o Dispatcho Registero containingo ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo recordo proceedso foro yearo 2009,o theo defenceo ofo theoaccused.ooo 2010o &o 2011,o regardingo theo accused,o buto theo sameo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo forwardedocomplaintsoreceivedo&o cano beo disclosedo too theo alreadyo standso concluded,o theo returnedo i.e.o fromo &o too SPo Hon'bleoCourtoin-personoando prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too Officeo &o Policeo Stationo Matour,o noto ino fronto ofo theo improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino Mohali.o prosecutiono foro theo sakeo ofo caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero justice.o isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o15o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

22.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro Policeo Stationo Matour,o SASo iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso Nagar.o Alongo witho D.D.Ro pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno Register,oDairyoRegister,oReceipto andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo Registero &o Dispatcho Registero ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo containingo recordo proceedso foro theo defenceo ofo theoaccused.ooo yearo 2009,o 2010o &o 2011,o theo accused,o buto theo sameo o regardingo forwardedo complaintso cano beo disclosedo too theo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo receivedo&oreturnedoi.e.ofromo&otoo Hon'bleoCourtoin-personoando alreadyo standso concluded,o theo SSPo Officeo &o DSPo City-1,o noto ino fronto ofo theo prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too Mohali.o prosecutiono foro theo sakeo ofo improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino justice.o caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o.o

23.o Insp.o Inderpalo Singh,o postedo ato Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro Heado Quarter,o Vigilanceo Bureauo iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso PunjaboAtoChandigarh,oSector-17,o pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno Chandigarh.o andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.ooo buto theo sameo cano beo o disclosedo too theo Hon'bleo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo Courto in-persono ando noto ino alreadyo standso concluded,o theo fronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too theosakeoofojustice.o improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.oo

24.o S.I.o Harmindero Singh,o postedo ato Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo petitionero assertso thato theo V.B.-F.S.-2,oPatialaoinotheomontho iso too surfaceo theo trutho saido witness,o whoo iso ao policeo November,o 2011,o througho Officeo pertainingo too investigationo officer,o postedo ino Vigilanceo ofo I.G.o Heado Quarter,o Punjabo ando thereaftero thiso witnesso Bureau,o admitso thato theo Police,osectoro-9-AoChandigarh.o hasoalsooadmittedotootheofacto petitionero haso beeno falselyo thato theo accusedo haso beeno implicated.o falselyo implicatedo ino thiso o caseo ando thiso facto haso beeno Keepingo ino view,o theo aforesaido recordedo ino theo Mobileo assertion,otheowitnessoneedsotoobeo ando sameo haso too beo summonedotooverifyotheoveracityo confrontedo witho ando ofoassertionoofopetitioner.oo moreoverowhenotheoaccusedo o wasoremandedoinotheojudicialo Aso such,o theo prayero foro custodyo byo dutyo Magistrateo summoningo theo saido witnesso ino Rajindrao hospitalo eveno deservesotoobeoACCEPTED.o thenovigilanceoofficialsowereo o deputedoheothisowitnessowaso Sinceo theo petitionero haso alsoo oneoofothem.o referredotoosomeoaudioorecordingo withowhichotheowitnessoisotoobeo confronted,oneedlessotoomentiono anyosuchoelectronicoevidenceowillo beorequiredotoobeoprovedostrictlyo ino accordanceo ofo ruleso ofo evidence,oincludingoprovisionsoofo sectiono 65-Ao ofo theo Evidenceo Act.oo o Itoshalloalwaysobeoopenotootrialo Courtotoosuo-motoocalloforoanyo evidence,oifodeemedonecessaryo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o16o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

25.o A.S.IoGurmeetoSingh,oB.oNo.7/66,o Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro Postedo ato V.B.F.S.-1,o Sectoro 68,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso Mohalio pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.oo obuto theo sameo cano beo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceodisclosedo too theo Hon'bleo alreadyo standso concluded,o theoCourto in-persono ando noto ino prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo toofronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoinotheosakeoofojustice.o caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.oo

26.o H.C.o Rajneesho Kaushal,o B.o Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro No.80/1045,opostedoatoV.B.-F.S.- iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso 2,oPatiala.o pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.o obuto theo sameo cano beo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceodisclosedo too theo Hon'bleo alreadyo standso concluded,o theoCourto in-persono ando noto ino prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo toofronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoinotheosakeoofojusticeo caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooAsosuch,otheoreasono beingo vague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.oo

27.o H.C.oHarminderoSingh,opostedoat.o Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso (Thoughothisowitnessoappearsotoo V.B.-F.S.-1,oSectoro68,oMohali.o iso too surfaceo theo trutho beosameoasocitedoatoSr.No.24,obuto pertainingo too investigationo theoreason/purposeoasomentionedo ando thereaftero thiso witnesso hereinoisobeingoconsidered)oo ohasoalsooadmittedotootheofacto Theo petitionero assertso thato theothato theo accusedo haso beeno saido witness,o whoo iso ao policeofalselyo implicatedo ino thiso officer,o postedo ino Vigilanceocaseo ando thiso facto haso beeno Bureau,o admittedo thato theorecordedo ino theo C.C.T.Vo petitionero haso beeno falselyofootageowithovoiceoandosameo implicatedoandothatotheosaidofactohasotoobeoconfrontedowith.o hasobeenorecordedoinotheoCCTVo footageowithovoice.o o Keepingo ino view,o theo aforesaido assertions,o theo witnesso needso too beo summonedo too verifyo theo veracityo ofo saido assertionso ofo petitioner.oo o Aso such,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoACCEPTED.o o Sinceotheopetitionerohasoreferredo too someo CCTVo footageo o witho whicho theo witnesso iso too beo confronted,oneedlessotoomentiono anyosuchoelectronicoevidenceowillo beorequiredotoobeoprovedostrictlyo ino accordanceo ofo ruleso ofo evidence,oincludingoprovisionsoofo S.o65-AoofotheoEvidenceoAct.oVIMAL KUMAR ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o17o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

28.o H.C.o Sukhpalo Singh,o postedo ato Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo petitionero assertso thato theo P.S.,oC.I.AostaffoatoKharar.o iso too surfaceo theo trutho saido witness,o whoo iso ao policeo pertainingo too investigationo officer,o postedo ino CIAo Staff,o ando thereaftero thiso witnesso Kharar,o admittedo thato theo hasoalsooadmittedotootheofacto petitionero haso beeno falselyo thato theo accusedo haso beeno implicatedoandothatotheosaidofacto falselyo implicatedo ino thiso hasobeenorecordedoinotheoCCTVo caseo ando thiso facto haso beeno footageowithovoice.o recordedo ino theo C.C.T.Vo o footageowithovoiceoandosameo Keepingo ino view,o theo aforesaido hasotoobeoconfrontedowith.o assertions,o theo witnesso needso too beo summonedo too verifyo theo veracityo ofo saido assertionso ofo petitioner.oo o Aso such,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoACCEPTED.o o Sinceotheopetitionerohasoreferredo too someo CCTVo footageo o witho whicho theo witnesso iso too beo confronted,oneedlessotoomentiono anyosuchoelectronicoevidenceowillo beorequiredotoobeoprovedostrictlyo ino accordanceo ofo ruleso ofo evidence,oincludingoprovisionsoofo sectiono 65-Ao ofo theo Evidenceo Act.o o

29.o H.C.o Sawarno Singho Postedo ato Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo petitionero assertso thato theo P.C.R,oMohali.o iso too surfaceo theo trutho saido witness,o whoo iso ao policeo pertainingoasothisowitnessohaso official,o admittedo thato theo admittedotootheofactothatotheo petitionerohadobeenokidnappedobyo accusedohasobeenokidnappedo Vigilanceo officialso fromo hiso ando latero ono cameo too knowo houseoono1.11.2011oato4oPMoando thato Vigilanceo officialso hado thato theo saido facto haso beeno pickedoupotheoaccusedofromo recordedo ino theo CCTVo footageo hiso houseo ato aroundo 4:00o withovoice.o P.Moono01-11-2011oandothiso o factohasobeenorecordedoinotheo Keepingo ino view,o theo aforesaido C.C.T.Vofootageowithovoiceo assertions,o theo witnesso needso too ando sameo haso too beo beo summonedo too verifyo theo confrontedowith.o veracityo ofo saido assertionso ofo petitioner.oo o Aso such,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoACCEPTED.o o Sinceotheopetitionerohasoreferredo too someo CCTVo footageo o witho whicho theo witnesso iso too beo confronted,oneedlessotoomentiono anyosuchoelectronicoevidenceowillo beorequiredotoobeoprovedostrictlyo ino accordanceo ofo ruleso ofo evidence,oincludingoprovisionsoofo sectiono 65-Ao ofo theo Evidenceo Act.o o oo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o18o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

30.o Constableo Baljeeto Singh,o Postedo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo petitionero assertso thato theo atoP.C.R,oMohali.o iso too surfaceo theo trutho saido witness,o whoo iso ao policeo pertainingoasothisowitnessohaso official,o admittedo thato theo admittedotootheofactothatotheo petitionerohadobeenokidnappedobyo accusedohasobeenokidnappedo Vigilanceo officialso fromo hiso ando latero ono cameo too knowo houseoono1.11.2011oato4oPMoando thato Vigilanceo officialso hado thato theo saido facto haso beeno pickedoupotheoaccusedofromo recordedo ino theo CCTVo footageo hiso houseo ato aroundo 4:00o withovoice.o oP.Moono01-11-2011oandothiso Keepingo ino view,o theo aforesaido factohasobeenorecordedoinotheo assertions,o theo witnesso needso too C.C.T.Vofootageowithovoiceo beo summonedo too verifyo theo ando sameo haso too beo veracityo ofo saido assertionso ofo confrontedowith.o petitioner.oo o Aso such,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoACCEPTED.o o Sinceotheopetitionerohasoreferredo too someo CCTVo footageo o witho whicho theo witnesso iso too beo confronted,oneedlessotoomentiono anyosuchoelectronicoevidenceowillo beorequiredotoobeoprovedostrictlyo ino accordanceo ofo ruleso ofo evidence,oincludingoprovisionsoofo S.o65-AoofotheoEvidenceoAct.o o

31.o Sh.o Harmohindero Singho R/Oo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro Houseo No.841,o Phase-3o B-1,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso Mohali.o pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.ooo obuto theo sameo cano beo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo disclosedo too theo Hon'bleo alreadyo standso concluded,o theo Courto in-persono ando noto ino prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too fronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino theosakeoofojustice.o caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooo o Asosuch,otheoreasonobeingovague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deserveso too beo DECLINED.o

32.o Sh.o Mandeepo Singho Gill,o R/Oo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro HouseoNo.2129,oPhase-7,oMohali.o isotoosurfaceotheotruthoandoifo summoningo theo saido witnesso iso theoreasonoisodetailedoinothiso rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno theno ito willo hampero theo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo defenceo ofotheo accused,o buto sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo theosameocanobeodisclosedotoo theoaccused.ooo otheoHon'bleoCourtoin-persono Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo ando noto ino fronto ofo theo alreadyo standso concluded,o theo prosecutiono foro theo sakeo ofo prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too justice.o improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooo o Asosuch,otheoreasonobeingovague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deserveso too beo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o19o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

33.o Sh.o Hardeepo Singho S/oo Lt.o Sr.o Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro OmkaroSinghor/ooVill.oMainuuan,o isotoosurfaceotheotruthoandoifo summoningo theo saido witnesso iso POoWadalao138/15oKalan,oDisst.o theoreasonoisodetailedoinothiso rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno Kapurthala.o theno ito willo hampero theo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo defenceo ofotheo accused,o buto sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo theosameocanobeodisclosedotoo theoaccused.o otheoHon'bleoCourtoin-persono Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceoando noto ino fronto ofo theo alreadyo standso concluded,o theoprosecutiono foro theo sakeo ofo prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo toojustice.o improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooo o Asosuch,otheoreasonobeingovague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deserveso too beo DECLINED.o

34.o Concernedoperson/clerkofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theopetitioneroseeksotoosummono officeo ofo Daniko Bhaskar,o 11/12,o isotoosurfaceotheotruthoasoino someoofficialofromotheoofficeoofo Dakshino Marg,o Sectoro 25-D,o theo saido newso inferenceo DainikoBhaskarosooasotooproveoitso Chandigarh.o Alongo witho theo couldo beo drawno thato theo publicationo datedo 02.11.2011o too Completeo seto ofo Newso Papero Accusedo waso beingo supportoohisocontentionoasoregardo publishedo ino HINDIo ofo 02-11-apprehendedo aso allegedo buto hisokidnapping.o o2011.o (Pertainingo too newso itemo ino trutho Accusedo waso However,oitoisowellosettledothatoao"CommandooCaterersoKaoMaaliko kidnappedo fromo theo houseo newsoitemowouldonotocarryoanyoGiraftarrokiyaa").o ando houseo searcho waso presumptionoofotruthoandothus,oitoconductedotillolate.o wouldo beo ofo noo helpo too theo petitioner.o o Aso such,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o

35.o Concernedoperson/clerkofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theopetitioneroseeksotoosummono officeo ofo Hindustano Times,o No.o isotoosurfaceotheotruthoasoino someoofficialofromotheoofficeoofo 164-Co &o 165,o Phase-8-B,o theo saido newso inferenceo HindustanoTimesosooasotooproveo Industrialo Area,o Mohali.o Alongo couldo beo drawno thato theo itsopublicationodatedo02.11.2011o witho theo Completeo seto ofo Newso Accusedo waso beingo too supporto hiso contentiono aso PaperopublishedoinoENGLISHoofo apprehendedo aso allegedo buto regardohisokidnapping.o o02-11-2011.o ino trutho Accusedo waso However,oitoisowellosettledothatoao(Pertainingo too newso itemo kidnappedo fromo theo houseo newsoitemowouldonotocarryoanyo"CommandooCaterers'oowneroheldo ando houseo searcho waso presumptionoofotruthoandothus,oitoforograft").o conductedotillolate.o wouldo beo ofo noo helpo too theo petitioner.o o Aso such,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deservesotoobeoDECLINED.o

36.o Mrs.oLakshmioMittalo(C.A.),o Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Sinceo theo complainanto allegeso R/oo#o21,oSector-71,oMohali.o isotoosurfaceotheotruthoasothiso thatopetitionerohadotakenoamounto witnesso hado preparedo ando foro issuanceo ofo Visaso ando foro auditedo theo balanceo clearanceo ofo IELTSo exam,o sheets/I.T.Ro pertainingo too whereasooneoofotheodefenceopleaso accusedo ando hiso companyo ofo petitionero iso thato PWo andotheosameoareoinotheocourto Rajwindero hado depositedo fileo whicho areo too beo puto too advanceo amounto witho himo foro thisowitness.o hiringo Cateringo services,o theo witnessoinoquestionowhooisoCAoofo petitionerowouldobeorelevant.o o Aso such,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o20o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

37.o Concernedoclerk/oofficialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theoreasonsoput-forthotoosummono officeo ofo Deputyo Directoro Ofo isotoosurfaceotheotruthoasotheo theosaidowitnessodoesonotopertaino IncomeoTaxo(Inv)-II,oChandigarh,o saido witnesso willo comeo ando tooanyofactorelatingotootheopresento Aayakaro Bhawan,o Sector-2,o produceo thoseo documentso caseoandoratheroareoinorespectoofo Panchkula.oAlongowithocomplainto whichowereoExhibitedoinothiso anoallegedoanonymousocomplaintoando completeo recordo F.No:o Hon'bleo Courto foro theo firsto againsto theo accusedo ino theoDDIT/Inv-II/Chd/X-18/2015-timeo ino Juneo 2015o ando theo 16/524o concerningo Sh.o Kawaljito copyo ofo theo sameo waso Incomeo Taxo Department.o Theo Singho Waliao (Ino mattero ofo suppliedo too theo prosecutiono witnesso iso noto relevanto too theo Summonso too Assesses/Witnesseso whichowasomisusedothrougho case.o underoSectiono131oofoIncomeoTaxo makingo ano Anonymouso o Act,o1961)o Complainto againsto theo Aso such,o theo prayero foro accusedo ino theo saido summoningo theo saido witnessodepartmento byo twistingo ando deservesotoobeoDECLINED.oofabricatingo factso ando theo odocuments.o o o o o

38.o Dr.o Vandanao Pandoveo D/oo Sh.o Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro Somo Prakasho Pandoveo r/oo #o 12,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso Jagdisho Asharamo Lane,o nearo pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno RajindraoHospital,oatoPatiala.oAlsoo andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo postedo ato Civilo Dispensaryo ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo Kalanour,onearopostooffice,oTehsilo theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.ooo &oDistt.oGurdaspur.o buto theo sameo cano beo o disclosedo too theo Hon'bleo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo Courto in-persono ando noto ino alreadyo standso concluded,o theo fronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too theosakeoofojustice.o improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooo o Asosuch,otheoreasonobeingovague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deserveso too beo DECLINED.oo o o

39.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo petitionero seekso too leado B.S.N.Lo Buildingo Sector-49,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho evidenceoasoregardsotheoidentityo Chandigarh.o Alongo witho pertainingo too documentso ofo theo subscribero ino respecto ofo Customero Name/Addresso ofo exhibitedo byotheoaccusedoino Mobileo No.9417260604,o whicho MobileoNo.o9417260604o&osinceo hisoownoevidenceowhichowillo isostatedotoobeoofoSantoSingh,otheo Decembero2008.o proveotheocaseoofodefence,oaso theno DSP,o Vigilanceo Bureau,o theseo numberso belongso too Mohali.o Santo Singho theo theno D.S.P,o o V.BoMohalio However,o ito iso nowhereo mentionedo aso too whyo theo saido subscribershipoiso requiredo too beo established.oo o Theopetitioneronotohavingoshownoo anyo linko betweeno theo saido evidenceo ando theo defenceo plea,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deserveso too beo DECLINED.oo o o oo oo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o21o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

40.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo petitionero seekso too leado B.S.N.Lo Buildingo Sector-34,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho evidenceoasoregardsotheoidentityo Chandigarh.o Alongo witho pertainingo too documentso ofo theo subscribero ino respecto ofo Customero Name/Addresso ofo exhibitedo byotheoaccusedoino Landlineo Nos.01722704116o ando Landlineo No.01722704116o and.o hisoownoevidenceowhichowillo 01722548888,o whicho areo statedo 01722548888o sinceo Decembero proveotheocaseoofodefence,oaso too beo officialo ando residentialo 2008.o theseo numberso belongso too numberso ofo Sh.o Sumedho Singho Sumedho Singho Sainio ofo hiso Saini,o theo theno Chiefo Directoro officeo ando residenceo ofo theo Vigilance.o theno Chiefo Directoro o Vigilance.o However,o ito iso nowhereo mentionedo aso too whyo theo saido subscribershipoiso requiredo too beo established.o o Theopetitioneronotohavingoshownoo anyo linko betweeno theo saido evidenceo ando theo defenceo plea,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deserveso too beo DECLINED.oo o

41.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo petitionero seekso too leado Bhartio iso too surfaceo theo trutho evidenceoasoregardsotheoidentityo Airtelo office,o I.To Park,o pertainingo too documentso ofo theo subscribero ino respecto ofo Chandigarh.o Alongo witho exhibitedo byotheoaccusedoino Mobileo Nos.9815800059o &o Customero Name/Addresso ofo hisoownoevidenceowhichowillo 9878139241,owhichoareostatedotoo Mobileo No.9815800059o &o proveotheocaseoofodefence,oaso beo ino theo nameo ofo oneo Shivo 9878139241o &o sinceo Decembero theseo numberso belongso too Kumar.oo 2008.o ShivoKumar.o o However,o ito iso nowhereo mentionedo aso too whyo theo saido subscribershipoiso requiredo too beo established.oo o Theopetitioneronotohavingoshowno anyo linko betweeno theo saido evidenceo ando theo defenceo plea,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deserveso too beo DECLINED.oo ooooo

42.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo petitionero seekso too leado IDEAo iso too surfaceo theo trutho evidenceoasoregardsotheoidentityo cellularo ltd.,o C-105,o Industrialo pertainingo too documentso ofo theo subscribero ino respecto ofo area,o Phase-7.,o Mohali.o Alongo exhibitedo byotheoaccusedoino Mobileo Nos.9814300083o &o withoCustomeroName/Addressoofo hisoownoevidenceowhichowillo 9814688839,owhichoareostatedotoo Mobileo No.o 9814300083o &o proveotheocaseoofodefence,oaso beoinotheonamesoofoShivoKumaro 9814688839o sinceo Decembero theseo numberso belongso too andoSumedhoSinghoSaini.o 2008.o Shivo Kumaro &o Sumedho o SinghoSaini.o However,o ito iso nowhereo mentionedo aso too whyo theo saido subscribershipoiso requiredo too beo established.o o Theopetitioneronotohavingoshowno anyo linko betweeno theo saido evidenceo ando theo defenceo plea,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deserveso too beo DECLINED.o o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o22o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o S.oNoo Nameo &o Addresso ofo Defenceo Purposeo foro summoningo OBSERVATIONSoo(beingo

43.o ConcernedoClerk/officialofromotheo Thatopurposeoofothisowitnesso Theo purposeo mentionedo foro Vodafoneo Ploto No.o C-131,o iso too surfaceo theo trutho summoningo theo saido witnesso iso ELTOPo pertainingo too investigationo rathero vagueo ando haso noto beeno Industrialo Areao Phaseo -o VIII,o andoifotheoreasonoisodetailedo disclosedoonotheogroundothatotheo Mohalio ino thiso theno ito willo hampero sameowillohamperotheodefenceoofo 160071,o Mohali.o Alongo witho theo defenceo ofo theo accused,o theoaccused.ooo Customero Name/Addresso ofo buto theo sameo cano beo o Mobileo 09888540909o &o sinceo disclosedo too theo Hon'bleo Sinceo theo prosecutiono evidenceo Decembero2008.o Courto in-persono ando noto ino alreadyo standso concluded,o theo fronto ofo theo prosecutiono foro prosecutiono willo noto beo ableo too theosakeoofojustice.o improveoitsocaseoatothisostageoino caseotheodefenceoofotheopetitionero isodisclosed.ooo o Asosuch,otheoreasonobeingovague,o theo prayero foro summoningo theo saido witnesso deserveso too beo DECLINED.o o o

11.o Inoviewoofotheoobservationsorecordedoaboveoquaoeachoofotheowitnesses,othiso Courto findso thato prayero ofo theo petitionero too summono witnesseso ino hiso defenceodeservesotoobeoallowedoquaotheofollowingowitnessesotootheoextento andomanneroindicatedoabove:o Serialo Numbero NameoandoParticularsoofoWitnesso inoListoofooDWs.o (Asomentionedoinoapplicationodatedo6.8.2015oAnnexureoP-10)o (Aso assignedo ino applicationo datedo

06.08.2015o (AnnexureoP-10)o ConcernedopoliceoofficialofromotheoofficeoofoSuperintendento 2o ofoPolice,oFatehabad..........o Concernedo officialo fromo theo officeo ofo Commissioner,o 7o BureauoofoImmigration……….o 24o SIoHarminderoSingh,othenopostedoatoV.B.o–oF.S.-2,oPatialao HCoHarminderoSingh,othenopostedoatoV.B.o–oF.S.-1,oSector-27o 68,oMohaliooo 28o HCosukhpaloSingh,othenopostedoatoP.S.oCIAoStaff,oKhararo 29o HCoSawarnoSingh,othenopostedoatoPCR,oMohalio 30o ConstableoBaljeetoSingh,othenopostedoatoPCR,oMohalio 36o Mrs.oLakshmioMittal,oCAoo o

12.o Accordingly,o theo impugnedo ordero iso seto asideo ando applicationo datedo

06.08.2015o(AnnexureoP-10)oisopartlyoallowedotootheoextentoofosummoningo theoaboveomentionedo8owitnessesoinodefenceoofoaccused/petitioner.oTheo prayeroquaotheoremainingowitnessesoisodeclined.o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (o23o)o CRR-3201-2015o(O&M)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2023:PHHC:046954o o o o o

13.o Theofollowingodirectionsoareoalsoobeingoissuedoinocontextoofotheomatteroino hand:o

(i)oo Theowitnessesoshallobeoexaminedotootheoextentoandoinotheomannero indicatedoabove,owhereverotheosameohasobeenospecified;o

(ii)o Anyo electronico evidenceo soughto too beo ledo willo beo requiredo too beo proved,o strictlyo ino accordanceo witho ruleso ofo evidenceo includingo provisionsoofoSectiono65-AoofotheoEvidenceoAct;o

(iii)oIto shallo alwayso beo openo too trialo Courto too suo-motoo callo foro anyo evidence,oifodeemedonecessary;o

(iv)o Althoughoitoisotheodutyoofotheopetitionerotoofurnishocompleteoaddresseso ofo theo witnesses,o buto sinceo severalo witnesseso areo officialo witnesses/policeoofficials,owhoomayohaveobeenotransferredoororetiredo ino theo interregnum,o theo SSPo Chandigarho iso requestedo too geto theo needfulodoneoforofindingooutolatestocorrectoaddressesoofotheoofficialo witnessesosoothatotheiropresenceoisosecuredoatotheoearliest.oTheotrialo Courto mayo takeo upo theo mattero witho SSPo Chandigarh,o whenevero required.o

(v)o TheotrialoCourtotootakeoallonecessaryostepsoforosecuringotheopresenceoofo theowitnessesoconcernedoatotheoearliestoandofixoshortodates.oCasualo requestsoforoadjournmentobeonotoentertained.oo

(vi)o Ifo securingo physicalo presenceo ofo witnesso iso foundo too beo timeo consuming,otheotrialoCourtoshalloconsiderotheofeasibilityooforecordingo evidenceobyowayoofovideooconferencing.oo o

14.o Theopetitionostandsopartlyoacceptedotootheoextentoindicatedoabove.ooo o o

29.03.2023o o o o o ooooo(GURVINDERoSINGHoGILL)o Vimaloooooooo o o o o o o oooJUDGEo o o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o o o o o o Whetheroreportable:o o Yes/Noo