Manish Kushwaha v. State of Haryana

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(228)oo o o ooCRM-M-64627-2025o(O&M)o o o o ooDateoofodecision:oo13.01.2026o o o o Dateoofouploading:o13.01.2026oo o ManishoKushwahao o o ....Petitionerooo V/so StateoofoHaryanaoo o o o o o ....Respondento o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo o Present:oo Mr.oVishaloGargoNarwana,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner(s).oo o Ms.oPriyankaoSadar,oSr.oDAG,oHaryana.o o o o o o oo *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o

1.o o PresentopetitionohasobeenofiledounderoSectiono483oofoBNSSo 2023oonobehalfoofotheopetitioneroforograntooforegularobailoinocaseobearingoFIRo No.101o datedo 21.08.2025,o registeredo foro theo offenceso punishableo undero Sectionso308(4),o318(4),o61(2)oofoBNS,o2023,oSectionso66,o66(C),o66(D),o75o ofotheoIToAct,oSectiono42(3)oofotheoTelecommunicationsoActo&oSectionso7o &o8oofotheoP.C.oAct,oatoPoliceoStationoCyberoCrime,oSectoro20,oDistricto Panchkula.o

2.oo o TheogravamenoofotheoFIRoinoquestionoisothatoonotheointerveningo nightoofo20/21.08.2025,opoliceoreceivedosecretoinformationothatofakeocallo centresowereobeingorunoono2ndoando6thofloorsoofoPlotoNo.o7,oTwinoTower,o CRM-M-64627-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o2o o o o Sectoro22oIToPark,oPanchkulaoandoonotheosecondoflooroofoPlotoNo.9,oDHSL.o Further,otheomiscreantsowereocheatingoforeignersoandoextortingomoneyofromo them.o Policeo obtainedo searcho warranto fromo DCP,o Crimeo ando Traffic,o Panchkula.oRaidingoteamsowereoconstitutedotooconductoraidoatotheothreeocallo centresosimultaneously.oRaidowasoconductedoinoflatono.M-10-06oGFoTwino Tower,oIToPark,oSectoro22,oPanchkula,oonotheo6thofloor.oWhenotheoraidingo partyowentoinsideoflatono.oM-10-06,oitosawoboysoandogirlsosittingoinoaohall,o workingo ono laptops,o theyo wereo wearingo earphones/o headphoneso ando speakingothroughotheomicrophonesoinoEnglish.o17ogirlsoando28oboysowereo presentoatotheospot;otheyodisclosedotheironamesoasoPreety;oKupuli;oCatherine;o Suzan;oAline;oKivi;oJenny;oJulio;oGrace;oFourlina;oDainty;oNono;oKivini;o Michel;oKithetoli;oRenu;oAlivi;oRanjeet;oAbhishek;oKaloto;oAkho;oNipuve;o Namchi;oLuntsuba;oMyanlumo;oHenry;oIteileube;oMd.Bhurhamddin;oVipu;o Rokotoliu;o Nikivi;o Iloka;o Akito;o Johny;o Asupa;o Anguvi;o Lunso;o Vipeto;o JamesoPoa;oBardei;oTunakivi;oRajiboDas;oPramod;oYusuf.o62olaptops;o16o Mobileo Phones;o Personalo Mobileo Phoneso ofo aforesaido employees;o Headphones;o Chargers;o Wi-Fio Connectors;o Printer;o Registers,o etc.wereo recoveredo fromo theo spot.o Upono inquiry,o policeo foundo thato Ranjeeto ando Preetyowereotheooldestoofotheoaforesaidoemployees.oRanjitoclaimedothatoheo hadobeenoworkingoino IspaceoTechnologieso Pvt.o Ltd.sinceo10o months;o heo usedotoorunoaocosmeticsoshopoinohisovillageoBhuj,oGujaratoearlier;oheohadoano accountoonoFacebookowhereoheocameoacrossoaolinkoforoJoboRecruitmentoino theoaforesaidocompany;owhenoheoopenedotheolink,oitoshowedotheoprofileoofo IspaceoTechnologyoPvt.oLtd.,Pune.oHeogotoaophoneocall;oaowomanoenquiredo aboutohimoandohisoeducationaloqualifications.oHeotoldoherothatoheoheldoao CRM-M-64627-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o3o o o o diplomaoinoWeboDesigning,owhereuponoheowasoaskedotoojoinotheojoboatoNo.o 22,oTwinoTower,oPanchkula;oheocameothereoinoNovemberoandometoFahad,o whooclaimedohimselfotoobeotheoManageroofotheoPanchkulaoCentreoofotheo company.oHeotrainedohimoandotoldohimothatoheowouldohaveotootalkotoopeopleo inoEnglishothroughoEyebeamoSoftware/oDialeroonoaolaptopoandoinformotheo foreignero customerso thato heo waso ano employeeo ofo Obamao Insuranceo Company,oUSAoandoinsureoatoleasto5oAmericans;oifoheoinsuredomoreothano5,o heowouldogetoincentive;otheyousedotoogetocallsoonoEyebeamoSoftware/Dialer,o whereuponotheyoansweredotheocall,oclaimingothatotheyowereofromoObamao Insurance,oandoofferingohelp;oafterotheocustomeroenquiredoaboutotheoscheme,o theyoinquiredo fromohimo aboutohiso Medi-o claim,oMedi-Careo ando income.o TheyosuppliedotheosaidoinformationotootheoSupervisor/oManageroFahad,owhoo usedotoocaptureotheirophotographsowithohisophone.oFahadowasocheatingotheo Companyoandotheoforeigners.oTwooofohisounknownoaccomplicesoalsoousedotoo accompanyoFahad.oPreetyoinformedotheopoliceothatosheohadobeenoworkingo sinceo4omonthsoinoIspaceoTechnologyoPvt.oLtd.oCompany;ooneoofoherofriendso AlumousedotooworkowithoheroinoRadisonoHotel,oBangalore,owhooinformedo heroaboutotheoPanchkulaocentreoofotheocompanyoandogaveoherotheocontactono.o ofoFahad,otoowhomosheotalkedoinoJanuary;oheoinquiredoaboutoheroeducationo ando skillso ando askedo hero too joino theo jobo ato Sector-22,o Twino Tower,o Panchkula;o sheo joinedo theo jobo ino Aprilo 2025,o Fahado waso Managero ando Supervisorothere;oheogaveoherotrainingoaboutotheocompany'soworkoandotoldo hero thato sheo hado too talko too peopleo ino Englisho througho Eyebeamo Software/Dialeroonolaptopoandoinformotheoforeignerocustomersothatosheowaso ano employeeo ofo Obamao Insuranceo Company,o USA;o sheo hado too insureo CRM-M-64627-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o4o o o o minimumo5oAmericansoandowasoentitledotooincentiveoifomoreono.oofopeopleo wereoinsured;o theyo usedo too getocallso onoEyebeamo Software/oDialer,oando enquiredo fromo theo customerso abouto theiro Medi-claimo oro Medi-careo ando incomeoandoprovidedotheosaidoinformationotooFahad,owhootookotheirophotoso withohisophone.oFahadousedotoobeoaccompaniedobyotwoounknownopersons,o theosaidopersonsohadonotocomeotootheocentreothatoday.oProsecutionoallegedo thatoFahadoandohisounknownoassociatesowereocheatingotheoboysoandogirlsoono falseo promiseo ofo jobo ando wereo cheatingo theo foreignerso ino theo nameo ofo Insurance.oPoliceoclickedophotosoandomadeovideosoonoe-Sakshyaoapp.oNoo licenceoorootherodocumentoquaotheocallocentreowasofoundothere.oThisocaseo wasoregistered.oSITowasoconstituted.oDuringoinvestigation,opoliceocollectedo theo banko ando mobileo recordso ofo accusedo Syedo Fahado ulo Hasan.o Ono

23.08.2025,o informationo waso receivedo fromo Delhio Airporto thato accusedo SyedoFahadouloHasanohadobeenodetained,owhereuponoheowasoarrested,ohiso disclosureo statemento waso recorded,o too theo effecto thato heo alongo witho hiso partneroRaioPareshoRamshankaro@oDanielowasorunningoanoillegalocallocentreo ando defraudingo theo Americans.o Ono 24.08.2025,o co-accusedo Raio Paresho RamshankaroRaiowasoarrested.oTheosaidoaccusedodisclosedothatotheyohado beenogivingoprotectionomoneyo(bribe)otooSIoSatishoKumaroinitiallyo@oRs.4o lakhsop.m.oandolateroRs.8olakhsoperomonthofororunningotheoillegalocallocentre.o TheirostatementsowereogotorecordedobeforeotheoMagistrateounderosectiono183o BNSS.o Accusedo Syedo Fahado ulo Hasano goto recoveredo ano amounto ofo Rs.2,50,000/-,o mobileo phone,o laptops,o vehicleo No.o JK01BB2197;o Rs.7,50,000/-,omobileophones,olaptopsowereogotorecoveredobyoaccusedoRaio Paresho Ramshanker.o Ono 30.08.2025,o accusedo Manisho waso arrested,o hiso CRM-M-64627-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o5o o o o disclosureostatementowasorecorded;olaptopoofoaccusedoManish,ocontainingo datao ofo theo illegalo callo centreo waso recovered,o hisoassociateo Hansrajo waso arrested.o Ono examinationo ofo theo laptopo recoveredo fromo accusedo Sayyado FahadouloHasanoduringoinvestigation,opoliceofoundothatotheomobileonumbero ofoSIoSatishoKumarowasosavedoinotheocontactolistoofotheolaptopoasoSatishosiro privateo919416339534.oSectionso7,8,oPreventionoofoCorruptionoActowereo thusoinvoked.oArrestoofoSIoSatishoKumaroandoHawalaoagentoHKoisopending.o Accusedo Satisho waso joinedo ino investigationo upono beingo grantedo interimo anticipatoryo bailo byo Hon'bleo Higho Court.o Theo mobileo phoneso recoveredo fromotheoaccusedopersonsowereodepositedoinoforensicolaboratory,ocustomero applicationoformsoofotheomobileonumbersowereocollected.oRecordowasoalsoo collectedoregardingotheolandodocument,owhichohadobeenogotorecoveredobyo accusedoRaioPareshoRamshankar.oManishonominatedoHansrajoandoManojo VakiloinohisodisclosureostatementowhereuponotheoinstantoFIRowasoregistered.o

3.oo o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso arguedo thato theo petitionero iso ino custodyo sinceo 30.08.2025.o Learnedo Senioro counselo haso submittedothatotheopetitionerohasobeenofalselyoimplicatedointootheoFIRoino question.oLearnedocounselohasofurtherosubmittedothatothereoisonoomaterialo appendedowithotheochallanoregardingotheomoneyotrailoonoaccountoofowhicho anyo culpabilityo cano beo ascribedo too theo petitioner.o o Learnedo counselo haso furtherosubmittedothatotheooffenceounderoSectionso7/8oofotheoP.C.oActoasoalsoo Sectiono308(4)oofoBNSoisoprimarilyoattributableotootheoco-accusedonamelyo Sub-Inspectoro Satisho Kumar,o whoo haso beeno extendedo theo concessiono ofo anticipatoryobyothisoCourtovideoorderodatedo11.11.2025opassedoinoCRM-M-54300-2025.ooLearnedocounselohasofurtherosubmittedothatotheooffenceoundero CRM-M-64627-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o6o o o o Sectiono318(4)oofoBNSo(earlieroSectiono420oofoIPC)oisonotoinvokableoagainsto theo petitioner,o aso noo victim/persono whoo haso beeno defraudedo broughto forwardo byo theo police.o Learnedo counselo haso furthero submittedo thato theo petitionerohasocleanoantecedents.ooThus,oregularobailoisoprayedofor.o

4.oo o LearnedoStateocounselohasosubmittedothatotheopetitionerowaso arrestedowhileoheowasotryingotoofleeofromotheocountryoandocertainoforeigno currencieso wereo alsoo recoveredo fromo him.o o Learnedo Stateo counselo haso furthero submittedo thato Rs.2,15,000/-o wereo alsoo recoveredo fromo theo petitioner.ooLearnedoStateocounselohasofurtherosubmittedothatotheolaptopoando theomobileophone(s)orecoveredofromotheopetitionerohaveobeenosentotootheo FSLoandobeforeoextendingotheoconcessionoofobailotootheopetitioner,otheosaido reportoshouldobeoawaited.oLearnedoStateocounselohas,oaccordingly,oopposedo theo presento petitiono byo arguingo thato theo allegationso raisedo againsto theo petitionero areo seriouso ino natureo and,o thus,o heo doeso noto deserveo theo concessionoofotheoregularobail.oLearnedoStateocounseloseeksotooplaceoono recordocustodyocertificateodatedo13.01.2026oinoCourt,owhichoisotakenoono record.o

5.oo o Io haveo heardo counselo foro theo rivalo partieso ando haveo goneo throughotheoavailableorecordsoofotheocase.o

6.o o Beforeodelvingointootheorivalocontentions,oitowouldobeoappositeo too refero hereino too ao judgmento ofo theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto titledo aso GudikantioNarasimhuluoandoothersovs.oPublicoProsecutor,oHighoCourtoofo AndhraoPradesho AIRo 1978o SUPREMEo COURTo429,o relevantowhereofo readsoasounder:o o "10.o TheosignificanceoandosweepoofoArticleo21oomakeotheodeprivationoofo CRM-M-64627-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o7o o o o libertyoaomatteroofograveoconcernoandopermissibleoonlyowhenotheolawo authorisingoitoisoreasonable,oeven-handedoando gearedotootheogoalsoofo communityogoodoandoStateonecessityospeltooutoinoArticleo19.oIndeed,otheo considerationso Io haveo seto outo aso criteriao areo germaneo too theo constitutionalo propositiono Io haveo deduced.o Reasonablenesso postulateso intelligentocareoandopredicatesothatodeprivationoofofreedom-obyorefusaloofo bailoisonotoforopunitiveopurposeobutoforotheobi-focalointerestsoofojustice-too theoindividualoinvolvedoandosocietyoaffected.o o 11.o Weo musto weigho theo contraryo factorso too answero theo testo ofo reasonableness,osubjectotootheoneedoforosecuringotheopresence,oofotheobailo applicant.oItomakesosenseotooassumeothatoaomanoonobailohasoaobettero chanceotooprepareooropresentohisocaseothanooneoremandedoinocustody.o Andoifopublicojusticeoisotoobeopromoted,omechanicalodetentionoshouldobeo closeotooours,otheofunctionoofobailoisolimited,o'communityoroots'oofothe,o applicantoareostressedoand,oafterotheoVeraoFoundation'soManhattanoBailo Project,omonetaryosuretyshipoisolosingoground.oTheoconsiderableopublico expenseo ino keepingo ino custodyo whereo noo dangero ofo disappearanceo oro disturbanceo cano arise,o iso noto ao negligibleo consideration.o Equallyo importantoisotheodeplorableocondition,overgingoon.otheoinhuman,oofoouro sub-jails,o thato theo unrewardingo crueltyo ando expensiveo custodyo ofo avoidableoincarcerationomakesorefusaloofobailounreasonableoandoaoPolicyo favouringoreleaseojustlyosensible.o o 12.o Aofewootheroweightyofactorsodeserveoreference.oAllodeprivationoofo libertyoisovalidatedobyosocialodefenceoandoindividualocorrectionoalongoano anti-criminalodirection.oPublicojusticeoisocentralotootheowholeoschemeoofo bailolaw.oFleeingojusticeomustobeoforbiddenobutopunitiveoharshnessoshouldo beo minimised.o Restorativeo deviceso too redeemo theo man,o even,o througho communityo service,o meditativeo drill,o studyo classeso oro othero resourceso shouldobeoinnovated,oandoplayingofoulowithopublicopeaceobyotamperingo witho evidence,o intimidatingo witnesseso oro committingo offenceo whileo ono judiciallyosanctionedo'freeoenterprise,'oshouldobeoprovidedoagainst.oNoo seekeroofojusticeoshalloplayoconfidenceotricksoonotheocourtoorocommunity.o Thus,oconditionsomayobeohungoaroundobailoorders,onototoocrippleobutotoo protect.o Sucho iso theo holistico jurisdictiono ando humanistico orientationo invokedo byo theo judicialo discretiono correlatedo too theo valueso ofo ouro constitution."o

6.1.o o Further,otheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoaojudgmentotitledoaso CRM-M-64627-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o8o o o o GurcharanoSinghovs.oStateo(UToofoDelhi)o1978o(1)oSCCo118,ohasoheldoaso under:-o o "Whereotheograntingoofobailoliesowithinotheodiscretionoofotheocourt,otheo grantingo oro denialo iso regulated,o too ao largeo extent,o byo theo factso ando circumstancesoofoeachoparticularocase.ooSinceotheoobjectoofotheodetentiono oro imprisonmento ofo theo accusedo iso too secureo hiso appearanceo o ando submissionotootheojurisdictionoandotheojudgmentoofotheocourt,otheoprimaryo inquiryoisowhetheroaorecognizanceoorobondowouldoeffectothatoend."o

6.2.o o Furthermore,otheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoaojudgmentotiledo asoSanjayoChandraovs.oCBIo(2012)o1oSCCo40,ohasoheldoasounder:o o "21.o oInobailoapplications,ogenerally,oitohasobeenolaidodownofromotheo earliestotimesothatotheoobjectoofobailoisotoosecureotheoappearanceoofotheo accusedopersonoatohisotrialobyoreasonableoamountoofobail.oTheoobjectoofo bailoisoneitheropunitiveonoropreventative.oDeprivationoofolibertyomustobeo consideredoaopunishment,ounlessoitocanobeorequiredotooensureothatoano accusedopersonowillostandohisotrialowhenocalledoupon.oTheocourtsooweo moreothanoverbalorespectotootheoprincipleothatopunishmentobeginsoaftero conviction,oandothatoeveryomanoisodeemedotoobeoinnocentountilodulyotriedo andodulyofoundoguilty.oo o 22.o Fromo theo earliesto times,o ito waso appreciatedo thato detentiono ino custodyopendingocompletionoofotrialocouldobeoaocauseoofogreatohardship.o Fromotimeotootime,onecessityodemandsothatosomeoun-convictedopersonso shouldobeoheldoinocustodyopendingotrialotoosecureotheiroattendanceoatotheo trialobutoinosuchocases,o"necessity"oisotheooperativeotest.oInothisocountry,o itowouldobeoquiteocontraryotootheoconceptoofopersonalolibertyoenshrinedoino theoConstitutionothatoanyopersonoshouldobeopunishedoinorespectoofoanyo matter,o upono which,o heo haso noto beeno convictedo oro thato ino anyo circumstances,oheoshouldobeodeprivedoofohisolibertyouponoonlyotheobeliefo thatoheowillotamperowithotheowitnessesoifoleftoatoliberty,osaveoinotheomosto extraordinaryocircumstances."oo o

7.oo o Theo petitionero waso arrestedo ono 30.08.2025o whereinaftero investigationowaso carriedo outoando challano wasopresentedo ono20.10.2025.oo Totalo69oprosecutionowitnessesohaveobeenocitedoandoitoisonotoinodisputeothato CRM-M-64627-2025o(O&M) P a g e | 9

o chargesoareoyetotoo"eofra3ed.oo+toisonotoinodisp#teothatoc#l3inationoofotrialo willotakeoitsoownoti3e.oo2heorivalocontentionsoraisedoato'arogiveoriseotoo de"ata"leoiss#esoshallo"eoratiocinatedo#ponod#ringotheoco#rseoofotrial.o2hiso 0o#rto doeso noto dee3o ito appropriateo too delveo deepo intoo theseo rivalo contentions,oatothisostage,olestoito3ayopreA#diceotheotrial.oNothingotangi"leo haso "eeno "ro#ghto forwardo too indicateo theo likelihoodo ofo theo petitionero a"scondingofro3otheoprocessoofoA#sticeoorointerferingowithotheoprosec#tiono evidence.o o o

1.-.oo o Aso pero c#stodyo certificateo datedo -&.)-.()(/o filedo "yo theo learnedoStateoco#nsel,otheopetitionerohasos#fferedoincarcerationoforoaoperiodo ofo $o 3onthso ando /o dayso 4o iso noto showno too "eo involvedo ino anyo othero *+,6case. o o Suffice to say, the further detention of the petitioner in custody is not required in the facts and circumstances of the case.

¶8In view of the above, the petition is allowed. Petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate. However, in addition to conditions that may be imposed by the concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate, the petitioner shall remain bound by the following conditions:-

(i) The petitioner shall not mis-use the liberty granted.

(ii) The petitioner shall not tamper with any evidence, oral or documentary, during the trial.

(iii) The petitioner shall not absent himself on any date before the trial.

(iv) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while CRM-M-64627-2025o(O&M) P a g e | 10

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(v) The petitioner shall deposit his passport, if any, with the trial Court.

(vi) The petitioner shall give his cell phone number to the Investigating Officer/SHO of concerned Police Station and shall not change his cell-phone number without prior permission of the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate.

(vii) The petitioner shall not in any manner try to delay the trial.

¶9In case of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions and those which may be imposed by concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate as directed hereinabove or upon showing any other sufficient cause, the State/complainant shall be at liberty to move cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

¶10Ordered accordingly.

¶11Nothing said hereinabove shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case.

¶12Since the main case has been decided, pending miscellaneous application, if any, shall also stands disposed off.

(SUMEET GOEL) JUDGE

13.01.2026 0aveen Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No