In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 16113 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.5.2010 Dr.Inderjit Sharma and another ......Petitioners Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Aman Pal, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 95 dated 1.5.2010 under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC” for short), registered at Police Station Phagwara City. The allegations against the petitioners are that the petitioners, in connivance with their co-accused, have taken Rs.13,08,000/- from the complainant for sending him abroad. However, neither the complainant was sent abroad nor the money paid by him had been returned by the accused. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are the parents of co-accused Shiv Kumar and Harpreet Criminal Misc. No.M- 16113 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Kaur and the petitioners had been falsely involved in this case due to their relationship with them (co-accused). Petitioner No.1 is a doctor by profession and is running his clinic for the last thirty years. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners, I am of the opinion that the present petition deserves to be dismissed. As per the complainant, the petitioners along with their co-accused, had taken huge sum of money from the complainant for sending him abroad. However, the complainant was neither sent abroad nor his money was returned to him. Petitioner No.1-Inderjit Sharma had issued a cheque of Rs.1,92,000/- in favour of the complainant but the same was dishonoured. The petitioners might be required for custodial interrogation. Keeping in view the seriousness of offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioners, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE May 27, 2010 anita