In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 12857 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.5.2009 Jatinder Kumar Bhalla and another ......Petitioner Versus U.T.Chandigarh .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Amit Mehta, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** SABINA, J. The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (“Cr.P.C. for short) for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 315 dated 27.11.2008, under Sections 465, 467, 468, 471, 448, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC” for short), registered at Police Station Sector 36, Chandigarh. The allegation against the petitioners is that they had forged the rent deed claiming themselves to be tenant of Balbir Kaur, mother of the complainant. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the dispute was purely civil in nature. The petitioners have been falsely involved in the criminal case due to pendency of civil litigation between the parties. The allegations levelled against the petitioners are Criminal Misc. No.M- 12857 of 2009 (O&M) -2- serious in nature. The petitioners have allegedly forged the lease deed alleging themselves to be tenant of Balbir Kaur, mother of the complainant. As per the report of CFSL, the signatures on the lease deed did not match with the standard signatures of Balbir Kaur. Custodial interrogation of the petitioners might be necessary. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE May 11, 2009 anita