HC grants bail to property dealer in cheating case

The victims are the vendees of the sale contract which was executed by Karanveer Singh Mann on the basis of a purportedly forged power of attorney.

By: Express News Service | Chandigarh |
August 7, 2022 2:03:55 am
The bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur said the counsel for UT Chandigarh could not bring forth any material indicating that any fraction of the above said money was delivered to the petitioner and granted bail to the accused.(File photo)

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a property dealer arrested in a cheating and forgery case involving a Chandigarh property worth over Rs 1 crore.

Accused Rahul Mehra is the petitioner in the case.

He had brokered a deal with Karanveer Singh Mann, Dinesh Dureja and Vineet Goyal.
The victims are the vendees of the sale contract which was executed by Karanveer
Singh Mann on the basis of a purportedly forged power
of attorney.

A sum of Rs 50 lakh in cash was handed over to the vendor, while a cheque for Rs 10 lakh was given by the
aggrieved vendee(s) to
the accused.

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However, it was found that the vendor does not have any valid title to alienate the property to the victims (complainants). So the victims filed a complaint with police which registered an FIR.

The bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur said the counsel for UT Chandigarh could not bring forth any material indicating that any fraction of the above said money
was delivered to the petitioner and granted bail to
the accused.

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First published on: 07-08-2022 at 02:03:55 am

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