HAJARI LAL Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS order shall dispose of CRM No. M -11640 of 2014 titled as (Hajari Lal Vs. State of Haryana) and CRM No. M -11980 of 2014(Rishi Vs. State of Haryana) as both these petitions have been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner(s) in case FIR No. 105 dated 03.03.2014, under Sections 406, 420, 120 -B IPC, registered at Police Station Indri, District Karnal.

(2.) COUNSEL for the parties have been heard at length.

(3.) DURING the course of arguments, it has gone uncontroverted that the earnest money in question had been paid by the complainant to Jagdeep Singh. There was no entrustment of any money to either Hajari Lal or Rishi Sharma i.e. the petitioners in these two connected petitions. It is also not disputed that it was Jagdeep Singh co -accused, who had issued a cheque No. 042498 drawn on HDFC Bank, Chandigarh for an amount of 22,81,000/ - to the complainant towards part repayment of the earnest money that he had received. Such cheque is stated to have bounced thereafter.