Applicant sought anticipatory bail in a forgery case arising from an FIR alleging he fabricated a sale deed with co-accused to usurp his mother's shop after she terminated his tenancy. Court found prima facie ownership documents against him, custodial interrogation necessary, civil suits do not bar criminal prosecution, and dismissed the application.
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FIROZ ....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Ashok Kumar Mohapatra, Advocate.
versus
THE STATE GOVT OF NCT .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State.
CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 22.08.2025
CRL.M.A. 24827/2025 (exemption)
BAIL APPLN. 3201/2025
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subsisting title documents duly executed on 04.06.2012 by the erstwhile owner, Aftab Ahmad, in her favour. It is stated that the title documents comprised an Agreement to Sell, General Power of Attorney, Will, Affidavit, Possession Letter, and Receipt, all of which had been lawfully executed in favour of the complainant. Thereafter, it is alleged that the complainant had inducted her sons, namely Mohd. Irshad, Md. Mahtab, Ahsan Alam, and Firoz (the applicant herein), as tenants in respect of the aforesaid shop at a monthly rent of ₹40,000/-, whereafter, upon separation of their business in the year 2022, the said shop came to be exclusively let out to the applicant Firoz alone vide a duly executed Rent-Sale Deed dated 28.07.2022, for a fixed term of 11 months (commencing from 01.08.2022 to 31.07.2023), at a monthly rent of ₹40,000/-. It is further alleged that instead of complying with the terms of the rent deed and discharging his lawful obligation to pay rent, the applicant, in collusion with Mr. Ashok Kumar and with the active connivance of the concerned Sub-Registrar, Defence Colony, has indulged in the forgery of documents, cheating, and criminal conspiracy, with the malafide intention of unlawfully appropriating the complainant’s property, hence prompting the registration of the present FIR for commission of offences under Sections 420/467/468/471/120B of IPC.
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upon the applicant. Therefore, it is prayed that the application for grant of anticipatory bail be allowed.
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of the complainant, in the year 2022 when the business of the sons was separated. The shop was thereafter allegedly given exclusively on rent to the present accused/applicant Firoz vide Rent Lease Deed dated 28.07.2022 for a period of 11 months commencing from 01.08.2022 to 31.07.2023 on a monthly rent of ₹40,000/-, exclusive of electricity and other charges payable directly by Firoz to the concerned authorities.
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and possession upon termination of tenancy that he filed a suit challenging the ownership of his mother and questioning the validity of the original sale deed executed in her favour after nearly 12 years.
DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J
AUGUST 22, 2025/zp
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the applicant accused of forgery of a sale deed and cheating to appropriate his mother's property.
Whether a pending civil suit regarding title obviates criminal prosecution for forgery.
5 provisions across 1 enactments
Firoz
The State Govt of NCT
Swarana Kanta Sharma
As recorded by the court registry
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