Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. Cr. MP(M) No.708 of 2008. Dated of Decision: July 17, 2008. Pawan Kumar. …..… Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. ………. Respondent. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? No. For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. J.S. Guleria, Law Officer. Surinder Singh, J (oral): The petitioner is apprehending his arrest from the police, in FIR No.273/2008 dated 5.7.2008, registered in Police Station Suder Nagar, District Mandi, H.P. Pursuant to the last order he was granted interim bail and was directed to join the investigation. According to the learned Law Officer, the petitioner did not join the investigation of this case. As per the FIR, the petitioner had taken the loan of Rs.90,000/- on 7.3.2008 from the Cooperative Credit Society Limited, Sarkaghat on a fictitious name i.e. Ramesh Kumar s/o Shri Prem Singh, resident of Village Batoh, P.O. Maseran, Tehsil Sarkaghat, District Mandi, H.P. On 2.5.2008, he also took the loan of Rs.1,00,000/- from another branch at Sunder 2 Nagar of the same Society. On 22.5.2008, petitioner further took Rs.90,000/- in the assumed name of Inder Singh s/o Sher Singh. Resident of VPO Urla, Tehsil Padhar, District Mandi, H.P. and then on 12.6.2008, he also took a loan of Rs.95,000/- from Kotli branch of the same Society, under the assumed name i.e. Durga Dass s/o Shri Ram Singh, resident of Village Kot, Tehsil Kotli, District Mandi, H.P. The branch manager of the Society was competent to advance loan upto Rupees One lac to a Govt. employee on showing the proof of employment ad salary slips. At all the places, he had supplied his own photographs alongwith the same Mobile number and the fabricated ration cards, salary slips, PAN numbers and the certificates of the DDO and had shown himself to be a Government employee either in the Education Department or in H.P.S.E.B, and defrauded the Credit Society. The FIR was lodged in the different police stations, including the present one, at the instance of the concerned Bank Manager and the case has been registered against him under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Peal Code. During the investigation, it came to light that the petitioner is retiree from Air Force, where he was working as L.D.C. Pursuant to the last order, he was required to join the investigation, but he did not comply with the order nor is present today despite specific directions. The learned counsel for the petitioner says the petitioner is ill. 3 After going through the record of investigation, in my opinion, the investigation of the case cannot go ahead unless the petitioner makes himself available for interrogation. His custodial interrogation in this case appears to be absolutely necessary. Therefore, liberty of pre-arrest bail cannot be granted to him. Thus, the present application is dismissed. July 17, 2008. (Surinder Singh) (Pds) Judge.