CRM No. M 5024 M of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 5024 M of 2010 Date of decision: 30.06.2010 Puran Singh ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. Aman Pal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K S Pannu, DAG, Punjab for the respondent State Mr. K S Nalwa, Advocate for the complainant -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 211 dated 17.11.2009 under Sections 420,467,468,471,120-B of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Sarbha Nagar, District Ludhiana. As per the allegation in the FIR as well as on the basis of investigation conducted by DSP, it was found that Harwinder Singh son of Ujagar Singh who is son-in-law of Puran Singh had appeared before the Sub-Registrar in place of his father-in-law and by forging his signatures CRM No. M 5024 M of 2010 2 executed a false power of attorney in favour of Gurdev Singh. Thus, it is the petitioner-Puran Singh who is rather an aggrieved party. Accordingly, notice was issued to the Advocate General, Punjab. Thereafter, on 25.05.2010, learned State Counsel, on instructions from ASI Kuldeep Singh had made a statement that the petitioner had joined the investigation but his signatures were still required. Now, it is pointed out that the petitioner has since joined the investigation and his signatures have also been taken. In view of the above, the order dated 19.02.2010 passed by this Court is made absolute. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 30.06.2010 mohan