IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. M No.5021 of 2009 Date of Decision: February 20, 2009 Kulwinder Singh ...........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..........Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina Present: Mr.H.S.Grewal, Advocate for the petitioner. ** Sabina, J. Petitioner-Kulwinder Singh has filed this petition under Sectin 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No.6 dated 9.1.2009 registered at Police station Qadian, District Gurdaspur under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (`IPC' for short). Prosecution case is that the petitioner had gone to the house of the complainant on 5.2.2007 and had taken Rs. One lakh from him along with original passport and class 10 certificate of Jaswinder Singh, son of the complainant. Neither the son of the complainant was sent abroad nor the money was returned to the complainant. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was innocent and has been falsely involved in this case. There was no occasion for the petitioner to take money from the complainant for sending his son abroad as he was not a travel agent. The allegations against the petitioner in the present case are serious in nature. Petitioner had taken Rs. 1,00,000/- from the complainant Crl. Misc. M No.5021 of 2009 -2- on 5.2.2007 for sending his son abroad. The total amount was settled at Rs.5½ lakh. Petitioner also took the original passport and class 10 certificate of Jaswinder Singh, son of complainant. Neither the son of the complainant has been sent abroad nor the money has been returned to the complainant. Custodial interrogation of the petitioner might be necessary in this case. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. ( Sabina ) Judge February 20, 2009 arya