Judgment
CRM-M No.46963
IN THE
Rajinder Kuma
State of Punjab
CORAM: HO
Present:
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SANJAY VAS
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Pe under Section dated 21.08.20 120-B of the 336(2), 338, 3 [Section 201 I [wrongly men Prevention of Bureau, Phase 3 of 2026 (O&M) -1- E HIGH COURT OF PUNJA AT CHANDIGAR
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b ON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJA Dr. Mohammad Arshad, Advocat Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Pu * * * * SHISTH, J. (ORAL) etitioner-Rajinder Kumar Garg 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking re 020 (Annexure P-1), under Sect Indian Penal Code, 1860 (corre 336(3), 340(2) & 61 of the Bh PC now Section 238 of BNS ad ntioned as 7(7) in the impugned Corruption Act, 1988, registere -I, District SAS Nagar, Mohali.
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No.46963 of 2026 (O&M) Decision: 11.09.2026 ….Petitioner ….Respondent
AY VASHISTH e for the petitioner.
unjab for the respondent.
has filed the instant petition egular bail in case FIR No.08 tions 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, esponding to Sections 318(4), haratiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) dded later on]; Sections 7, 7(A) d order] and Section 8 of the ed at Police Station Vigilance JITENDER 2026.09.14 14:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document High Court, Chandigarh
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T large scale eva of Punjab. Ac phones of so information c transporters a nominated. As officials of th interstate and i it or without p transactions, b 3.
A complicity of As per the pro @ Babbu Mor recorded with crime in the pr large number o evasion and government of used in the co voice samples direct and spec 3 of 2026 (O&M) -2- he FIR was result of informati asion of Goods & Services Tax cting on the information after ta me of the co-accused were t collected, some officials of th nd persons like the petitioner s per the case set up, monthly he GST Department. In conn intra-state were being conducted payment of due tax. The allegatio bogus input tax credits were being Admittedly, as per the case of the petitioner in the present cas osecution version, the present pe r was worked with Vijay Kumar him. He worked with accused resent case. The allegations are s of accused persons. There was a that the accused persons al fficials to obtain wrongful gain ommission of the offence. It ha of petitioner are still awaited in cific allegations against present p
ion received that there was a (for short, 'GST') in the State aking due permission, mobile tapped. On the basis of the he GST Department, traders, r alleged to be passers were bribes were being paid to the nivance, sales and purchases d either without accounting for ons are that with such chain of g availed.
the prosecution, the role and se is forthcoming from record.
etitioner Rajinder Kumar Garg Ghai and his conversation was and helped in commission of serious in nature and involve a a large network involved in tax lso induced and influenced n. The forged documents were as further come on record that n FSL. Added thereto, there are petitioner.
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D that initially, o one Babbu M 02.08.2022 du could not be a the police tha Kumar Garg, 16.07.2026. A him, is also re the petitioner i 5.
L objection in gi position that a granted bail a evasion of the against the pet the Toll Plaza pass to the said 6.
O ground that ac 7.
I paper-book alo 3 of 2026 (O&M) -3- During the course of hearing, it on the basis of disclosure stateme Mor was involved in the cas ue to non-establishing of the i arrested; however, lastly, when t at Babbu Mor is none, but the who also involved with Vijay After arrest of the petitioner, the ecovered; however, the applicati is still pending before the Court.
earned counsel for the petitio iving voice sample before the C all other accused out of total 37 a and petitioner is not the actual e GST, deserves the concession titioner is that he informed the o as, and the transporters of the co d Toll Plazas.
On the other hand, learned State c cused persons were involved in have heard learned counsel fo ong with the documents appende
is also informed to the Court ent of one Rajinder @ Lovely, se vide D.D.R. No.10 dated identity, said named accused the few facts were apprised to e petitioner namely, Rajinder Kumar Ghai, was arrested on e mobile phone, possessed by ion for taking voice sample of oner submits that he has no Court below and in view of the accused, 34 have already been accused; nor the accused for at the most of the allegations officials, who were deputed on oncerned vehicles, who had to counsel opposes the bail on the an illegal business.
or the parties and perused the ed thereto.
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C granted bail. C allegations, pr released on ba of the learned Magistrate con 9.
A be construed a trial Court is e the basis of e accordance wi 10.
It to be directly liberty to seek 11.
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3 of 2026 (O&M) -4- Concededly, out of total 37 ac Considering the circumstances resent petition is allowed. The il, subject to his furnishing bail/s trial Court/ Chief Judicial Mag ncerned, if not required in any ot Any of the discussion done and as an expression of opinion on th expected to decide the case by ta evidence available on record, as th law.
t is further made clear that if, in involved in similar activities, cancellation of bail.
ending application(s), if any, sha
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Whether speaking/reasoned Whether reportable
cused, 34 have already been in totality and the nature of e petitioner is ordered to be surety bonds to the satisfaction gistrate/Illaqa Magistrate/ Duty ther case.
recorded hereabove, shall not he facts of the case. Therefore, aking an independent view, on s expeditiously as possible in n future, the petitioner is found the prosecution would be at all also stand disposed of.
SANJAY VASHISTH ) JUDGE :Yes/No :Yes/No JITENDER 2026.09.14 14:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document High Court, Chandigarh