Crl. Misc. No.M-25636 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-25636 of 2011. Date of decision: November 09, 2011. Kulwant Singh and another .. Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.K.B.Raheja, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.P.S.Bajwa, DAG., Punjab. M.M.S.BEDI, J (ORAL). Petitioners seek the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Urmila alleging that old age pension of her father has been misappropriated by Shimla Devi and others by forging thumb impressions on the pension documents. So far as the petitioners are concerned, they had facilitated the disbursal of the old age pension for five months of Udhmi Ram. The amount has been embezzled by Hans Raj husband of Shimla Rani Sarpanch. The main accused Shimla Rani has already been granted the concession of regular bail. The petitioners claim that in good faith on asking of the co-accused Shimla Rani, they had signed . . .1 Crl. Misc. No.M-25636 of 2011 all the documents. Taking into consideration, the facts and circumstances of this case, it does not appear to be a case where extra ordinary exceptional circumstances exist to grant the concession of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners. Whether they bona fide signed the documents pertaining to 13 persons would be debatable. The investigation is at initial stage. The release and disbursal of the amount of old age pension of the aged persons and misappropriation of the same is a matter which is to be viewed seriously. No ground is made out for the grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners. Dismissed without prejudice to the rights of the petitioners to seek the concession of regular bail in accordance with law. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE November 09, 2011. rka . . .2