Vikas Sharma v. State of Haryana
Case Details
CRM-M-63867-2025 (O&M) - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 232+111 CRM-M-63867-2025 (O&M) Decided on : 17.12.2025 Vikas Sharma . . . Petitioner(s) Versus State of Haryana . . . Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: None. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) On a call given by the High Court Bar Association, vide resolution dated 15.12.2025, lawyers are observing strike today also, and not appearing in the Court(s). CRM-51132-2025 I. This is an application filed u/s 528 of BNSS, 2023, for placing on
Legal Reasoning
record the copy of order dated 12.12.2025, passed by this Court in CRM-M- 63870-2025, as Annexure P-15. II. Allowed as prayed for. Copy of order dated 12.12.2025 filed along with application as Annexure P-15 is taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. Office to tag the same at appropriate place. III.
Decision
CRM stands disposed of. CRM-M-63867-2025 1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 439 Cr.P.C.), for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, during the pendency of trial, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed here-under:- Name of JAWALA RAM 2025.12.17 16:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document FIR Date Section(s) Police District CRM-M-63867-2025 (O&M) - 2 - Petitioner(s) Vikas Sharma No. 818 12.12.2024 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340 of City Sirsa Sirsa BNS, 2023 Station 2. Considering the fact that the co-accused, namely, Sita Ram Bola, has already been extended the concession of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 08.10.2025 (Annexure P-2), this Court proceeds to examine the facts of the present case, which are already available on record, and to decide the issue involved therein. 3. The impugned FIR was registered on the basis of secret information alleging that one Shree Sai Institution, Dwarka Puri, Sirsa, was being run by its Director, namely, Sita Ram Bola, who was allegedly indulging in the preparation and sale of fake certificates in the name of various universities. As per the prosecution case, a raid was conducted, during which certain documents, stamps, and blank papers, allegedly used for preparing fake DMCs, were recovered, leading to registration of the present criminal case. As per the contentions raised in the present petition, the petitioner was neither named in the FIR nor was there any direct evidence available against him. He has been implicated in the present case solely on the basis of the disclosure statement of the main accused/co-accused, namely, Sita Ram Bola, who has already been granted the concession of anticipatory bail vide order dated 08.10.2025 (Annexure P-2), passed in CRM-M-34879-2025 titled “Sita Ram Bola v. State of Haryana”. 4. Through the instant regular bail petition, the petitioner has sought to explain that he is the General Secretary of Rural Open School, New Delhi, and has been continuing to issue certificates even after the JAWALA RAM 2025.12.17 16:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document CRM-M-63867-2025 (O&M) - 3 - alleged cancellation of affiliation. It is further contended that the institution in question is registered under the Societies Act and is recognized by the Chhattisgarh State Open School, Raipur. Copies of the registration and recognition certificates have been appended with the present petition. It is also asserted that several other universities and educational institutions have granted recognition to the petitioner’s institution for admission purposes. Therefore, according to the petitioner, no offence, as alleged in the FIR, is made out against him. This Court has also perused its earlier order passed in the anticipatory bail petition, i.e., CRM-M-34879-2025, wherein the contentions raised on behalf of the main accused/co-accused, Sita Ram Bola, were recorded in detail by the Coordinate Bench. The relevant part of which is reproduced here-under:- “ Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the case of the prosecution is based upon the documentary evidence. He refers to Annexures P-5 and P-6 and submits that upon verification, all the Detailed Mark Sheets and certificates were found to be genuine and the petitioner is running a duly recognized educational institute. The complainant got FIR (supra) registered, as he has not paid the entire fee for his course and the petitioner has been nominated as accused out of personal vendetta and private spite to wreak vengeance. Although the petitioner is involved in one more FIR, however, he has been granted the concession of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 07.05.2025 passed in CRM-M-11929-2025 (Annexure P-7). Notice of motion for 11.08.2025. Keeping in view the ratio of law enunciated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil Vs. CBI (2022) 10 SCC 51; Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre Vs. State of Maharashtra and others 2010 SCC OnLine SC 137; Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia etc. Vs. State of Punjab