IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-22145 of 2009 Date of decision : September 01, 2009 Govind Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Sanjiv Dahiya, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Sidharth Sarup, AAG Haryana L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Govind Singh has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 3 dated 11.5.2009 under sections 420, 464, 465, 468, 471, 473-A, 120-B IPC, Police Station State Vigilance Bureau, Panchkula, now transferred to Vigilance Bureau, Yamuna Nagar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner is running a racket of preparing and issuing forged educational certificates and the petitioner himself also got service as Operator Grade-I in Sir Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Project on the basis of forged certificates of matriculation and polytechnic course. Criminal Misc. No. M-22145 of 2009 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that, in fact, petitioner's cousin Mai Chand is the main culprit who gave forged certificates to the petitioner. However, learned State counsel contended that the petitioner obtained job on the basis of forged certificates and he used the same as genuine. Learned counsel for the petitioner also contended that when the petitioner had come to know that his certificates were forged, he resigned from the job. However, the petitioner had obtained forged certificates from his cousin Mai Chand and therefore, the petitioner very well knew that he had not obtained marks in matriculation examination and polytechnic course as depicted in the said certificates. Keeping in view the serious nature of the offence and all the circumstances, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of anticipatory bail. The petition is accordingly dismissed but without meaning to express any opinion on the merits. ( L.N. Mittal ) September 01, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'