Crl. Misc. No. M- 9012 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 9012 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 29, 2010 Rambir ........Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ........Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. S.K. Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short 'Cr.P.C.') for granting anticipatory bail in FIR No.288 dated 6.8.2009 under Sections 457/380 of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC'), Police Station Safidon, District- Jind. The allegations levelled in the FIR as reproduced in para 1 of the petition reads as under:- “To the Chowki Incharge. Sir it is submitted that I Inder Singh s/o Sh. Ram Chander Caste Rohila is resident of Ward No.11, Anand Colony, New Old SDM Officer, Safidon. Today night about 2 a.m. Dated 6.8.2009 some unknown person entered in the house and stolen one golden ring, one golden chain, one golden pendal, one golden mangalshutra, golden ear jhumki, silver pajeb and Rs.2500/- from pink colour purse of my Crl. Misc. No. M- 9012 of 2010 (O&M) 2 daughter by cutting Jali of the door. In addition to this have also stolen Rs. Eight thousand (Rs.8000/-) from purse of my son Om Sushil Kumar, Rs.600/- (Six hundred) from purse of my wife, Airtel mobile having No. 9896262618 of my son-in-law, and my BSNL Nokia 1300 Mobile having No. 94167-19020 from house in night. We family members also awaked up after some time. Then we saw that some unknown persons have stolen all the articles. Therefore, it is requested to you that my stolen articles may kindly be got recovered. Applicant sd/- Inder Singh Rohila s/o Sh. Ram Chander ward No.11, Anand Colony, near SDM Office Safidon. Dated 6.8.2009.” Learned Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and has been falsely involved in this case being a relation of the co-accused. Although, in the FIR the names of the accused are not mentioned as it is a theft case, but during investigation of the case it has transpired that the petitioner had been handed over the gold articles by his sister Sheela Devi and he had given her Rs.30,000/- for the said articles. Keeping in view the seriousness of the offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Petitioner must be required for custodial interrogation. Dismissed. (SABINA) March 29, 2010 JUDGE Anand