Sukhpreet Singh v. State of Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: regular bail; Section 483 BNSS; Sections 420, 464, 468, 471 IPC; cheating; fake visa; multiple entry visa Canada; Rs. 10,00,000/-; proclaimed person; look out circular; absconder; Chennai International Airport; Faridkot; gravity of allegations; bail denied; CRM-M-15844-2025; Manisha Batra; Punjab & Haryana High Court. Relevance: instance of bail refusal where the accused had evaded arrest, been declared a proclaimed person, and carries alleged antecedents of similar offences, even though investigation was complete and the subject offences are Magistrate-triable; useful when arguing bail opposition on gravity-of-allegations and flight-risk grounds.
What did the court decide?
The Court states, as a well-settled proposition of law relied upon in adjudging the plea, that gravity of the allegations is one of the prime considerations for denying or granting benefit of bail to an accused.