Crl. Misc. No. M-32446 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-32446 of 2011 Date of Decision : November 11, 2011 Chetan Wadhwa .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R. S. Rawat, AAG, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Accused Chetan Wadhwa has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No.80 dated 04.10.2011 (Annexure P-1), under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Bholath, District Kapurthala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner and his co- accused received Rs.4,70,000/- from the complainant for sending the Crl. Misc. No. M-32446 of 2011 2 complainant's son abroad, but he was not sent abroad. Out of this amount, a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- was paid back, whereas cheque for Rs.3,85,000/- was issued by the petitioner qua the remaining amount, but the cheque was dishonoured. Counsel for the petitioner contended that in fact, petitioner's co-accused Gurminder Singh Thind has been exonerated by the complainant after allegedly receiving Rs.75,000/- from him, but he was the main culprit, who even duped the petitioner. However, this contention cannot be accepted at this stage in the absence of any material on record. This may be the defence version to be proved by the petitioner accused during trial. However, according to prosecution version, the petitioner along with Gurminder Singh Thind and Vijay Sharma received Rs.4,70,000/- from the complainant and it was the petitioner, who allegedly issued cheque for Rs.3,85,000/- in favour of the complainant towards repayment of his amount, but the cheque was dishonoured. Keeping in view the aforesaid, without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of anticipatory bail. Dismissed. November 11, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE