IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-7886 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: March 18, 2011 Yogesh Kumar …..Petitioner versus The State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.IPS Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under sections 420,467,468,471 IPC vide FIR No.10 dated 3.2.2011 at police station Division No.1, District Pathankot. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that from the allegations in the FIR, complicity of the petitioner in the crime is not made out. According to him, petitioner who is working merely as a Peon in the tehsil complex has been made a scapegoat in the matter. He has thus, prayed for grant of pre-arrest bail to petitioner. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner. On 4.1.2011, a power of attorney was executed and registered with Sub Registrar, Pathankot. Said power of attorney was executed on behalf of Diwan Chand and Mool Chand. It was got typed by Yogesh Kumar (petitioner Crl.Misc.No.M-7886 of 2011 - 2 - herein). An entry was made regarding same by H.S. Naru, Advocate which was attested by Mohinder Pal, Lambardar and Gurmukh Singh, Ex.Member Panchayat, Behrampur. An investigation ensued. It was found that Diwan Chand and Mool Chand did not reside at village Behrampur and Gurmukh Singh was not a member of Panchayat of said village. Thus, the accused in connivance with each other had prepared and registered a forged power of attorney. In view of seriousness of allegations and need for taking the investigation to its logical end, I am of the considered view that no case for grant of pre-arrest bail is made out. The petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. March 18, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE 2