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It is further stated in the affidavit that present FIR No.342 was registered on the complaint given by Haripal @ Palu against petitioner Sejal Sharma, Surender @ Pathan, Meenu Handa and Rajesh @ Kala, with the allegations of blackmailing and extortion. SIT scrutinized the allegations of blackmailing and extortion. As per allegations in the FIR, complainant Haripal @ Palu is a property dealer and known to Rajesh @ Kala and Surender @ Pathan, who are also property dealers. Haripal @ Palu was called by Surender @ Pathan at his flat and when he reached there, he found Rajesh @ Kala, Surender @ Pathan and a young girl, where he was served with tea and thereafter, became unconscious. When he regained conscious after one hour, Rajesh @ Kala and Surender @ Pathan told him that they have made an obscene video of him with a girl and clicked some photographs and he has to pay Rs.20.00 lacs to them, otherwise they would implicate him in a false case of rape. It is further stated that Rajesh @ Kala even threatened his wife and later on, reduced the demand to Rs.1.50 lacs, which was given by his wife and his son to Rajesh @ Kala on 07.09.2020, however, on 20.09.2020, Rajesh @ Kala again called his wife and demanded Rs.53,000/- more and thus, it is stated that extortion calls are still coming.

It is next stated in the affidavit that during the investigation, Haripal @ Pallu joined the investigation and CD containing audio and video recording was taken in possession. Statements of the witnesses were recorded.

6 of 14 In virtual Court The petitioner was arrested on 29.12.2020 and suffered a disclosure statement admitting her guild and stated that she along with her companions Surender @ Pathan, Rajesh @ Kala and Meenu Handa had planned to implicate persons in false cases of rape and outraging the modesty and then to extort money from them, by putting them under pressure to involve in criminal case and in that process, by calling Haripal @ Pallu to the flat of Surender @ Pathan, they have clicked the photos and made video.

13. That the SIT has investigated that the incident was of dated 8 of 14 In virtual Court 04.09.2020 and in the morning Surender @ Pathan call this Haripal to come to his flat as both were known to each other. The call details were also substantiated to the same extent. It is further revealed that the incident was of 04.09.2020, where on asking of Surender @ Pathan this Haripal went to the said flat and has been served tea, where after consuming the said tea he was unconscious and when he regained the consciousness then the petitioner along with her co-accused namely Surender, Meenu Handa and Rajesh gave a threat to this Haripal and demanded Rs.20 lakhs from him otherwise threatened to register a false case of rape. In the said course of transaction, Meenu Handa came there on the pretext of being mother of the petitioner and gave threat and demanded money from Haripal, when this Haripal was unable to give the same, the car keys and mobile phone had been seized by the petitioner along with her co-accused and said Haripal rushed from the spot immediately. The fact of coming out from the flat was also stated by the guard posted in the city. It is also pertinent to mention here that no CCTV footage was recovered in this case as the case has been registered belatedly, whereas the capacity to store data by the CCTV cameras was of only fifteen days. It is pertinent to mention here that the case was reported only on 29.10.2020, when an extortion case regarding the blackmailing Haripal was already registered against the petitioner and her co-

(j) The MLR and FSL report also falsify the stand of the petitioner.

17. That all these circumstances cumulatively suggests that these four persons namely Meenu Handa, Surender @ Pathan, Rajesh @ Kala along with the petitioner have been running a racket and habitual to scold & blackmail people by threatening to implicate them in a false rape case. In this case also, after calling Haripal at his flat by Surender, they demanded Rs.20 lakhs, otherwise a false rape case be lodged against him and they also took the car keys & mobile phone of this Haripal on the same day i.e. 04.09.2020 and handed over the car and mobile phone when the money of Rs.150000/- (one lac and fifty thousand) was received by them through co-accused Rajesh @ Kala on 07.09.2020 and 12 of 14 In virtual Court they again demanded Rs.53,000/- from Haripal, again which leads this Haripal to lodge FIR No.342 dated 20.10.2020 for blackmailing & extortion and as a counter blast in order to make pressure over the extortion case, this instant false rape case FIR No.355 dated 29.10.2020 has been registered under Section 328, 376 & 506 IPC, P.S. Murthal, Sonipat, after so many days for which no plausible explanation has been given by the petitioner, which also make the story of petitioner a doubtful one and in this case, a cancellation report has been prepared by the Investigation Agency which is to be submitted in the ld. Court in a due course as per the statutory scheme.