Cr.misc. 10414 M of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.misc. 10414 M of 2009 Date of decision:- 19.1.2010 Bodh Raj petitioner vs State of Punjab Respondent Present: Mr. DS Sandhu, Advocate. Mr. Arshvinder Singh, DAG, Pb M.M.S.BEDI,J. The petitioner seeks the concession of regular bail in a case, registered at the instance of Kulwant Kumar alleging that the petitioner had received a sum of Rs. 2 lacs from the complainants with a promise to send them abroad. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the petitioner owes some money to Kulwant Kumar and that he has discharged partly his liability of loan by repaying the amount but some how a sum of Rs.10,000/- is yet to be paid to Kulwant Kumar. In view of inability of the petitioner to return the said amount, he has been falsely implicated in the case by Kulwant Kumar. The petitioner has joined the investigation and son of the petitioner has been granted the relief of pre-arrest bail in this case. Learned State counsel has opposed the petition for pre-arrest bail inter alia on the ground that the petitioner is involved in seven other criminal cases of similar nature on the allegation that he has cheated the complainants in all the cases registered at Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Tarn Taran. Though the petitioner has already joined the Cr.misc. 10414 M of 2009 2 investigation but mere joining of investigation will not ipso facto give a right to the petitioner to get the concession of pre-arrest bail. His involvement in other criminal cases, list of which has been placed on record, is an important circumstance not to grant the concession u/s 438 Cr.P.C. to the petitioner. Dismissed. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the complainant would compromise the matter in case the petitioner pays the balance of sum of Rs.10,000/- to him. It is observed that in case of any such eventuality, it will be open to the petitioner to file a petition for quashing of the FIR. January 19 ,2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) TSM JUDGE