Criminal Misc.-M No. 23279 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 23279 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.10.2011 Manoj Kumar .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. D. S. Malwai, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K. S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, who is an accused in FIR No. 246 dated 26.6.2011, registered under Sections 420/467/471/473/120-B IPC, Police Station City, Sangrur. The allegations in the FIR are that the petitioner along with co-accused Sukhpal Singh @ Pali had been cheating people by alluring them to pay money for getting government jobs. They had fabricated the appointment letters. An enquiry into the incident was also conducted by Sub Divisional Magistrate, Sangrur and a report was sent to the Deputy Commissioner, in which it was found that the petitioner along with Sukhpal Singh were in league. Recommendation was made for registration of case against both of them in the report sent to the Deputy Commissioner vide letter dated 21.4.2011. The FIR was registered thereafter on 26.6.2011. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner had merely delivered an envelope given to him by Sukhpal Singh. He did not know the contents thereof. Criminal Misc.-M No. 23279 of 2011 [2] After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the FIR was registered after a preliminary enquiry by the Sub Divisional Magistrate, report of which was sent to the Deputy Commissioner before registration of the FIR, in my opinion, custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 17.10.2011 mk