IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-32205 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision 09.11.2011 Balwant Singh --Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab --Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mrs.Sushma Chopra,Advocate, for the petitioner Mr.A.S.Rai,DAG. Punjab RAKESH KUMAR JAIN,J: (Oral) This is a petition for bail in a case registered vide FIR No.227 dated 28.9.2011 under Sections 419,420, 465,468,471,511 of the IPC at Police Station Shahkot, District Jalandhar. The FIR is registered by one Jasbir Singh who has alleged that his signatures have been forged on an affidavit on the basis of which electricity connection was applied by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that his anticipatory bail application has been dismissed by the learned Court below solely on the ground that the affidavit bears fake signatures of the complainant Jasbir Singh. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the State was directed to file an affidavit along-with the report of FSL as per which the signatures of Jasbir Singh did not match. Today, learned counsel for the petitioner has produced an application which has been filed by the petitioner before the Electricity CRM-M-32205 of 2011(O&M) -2- Department alongwith the said affidavit for the purpose of getting electricity connection. Learned counsel for the petitioner could not answer that why the petitioner was in possession of the said affidavit on which prima facie signatures of the complainant have been forged. Learned counsel further submitted that he is not required for custodial interrogation. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties but without makig any observations on merit, I am of the view that the petitioner does not deserve concession of anticipatory bail and the same is dismissed. 09.11.2011 (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) rr JUDGE