CRM-M No. 5697 of 2011 **** Ajay Pal and others vs. State of Punjab CRM-M No. 6918 of 2011 Sukhjit Singh and others vs. State of Punjab CRM-M No. 6986 of 2011 Satnam Singh vs. State of Punjab Present: Mr. D.S.Virk, Advocate and Mr. S.S. Khaira, Advocates for the petitioner(s). Mr. Gazi Mohammad, DAG. Punjab. Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate for the complainant. **** The aforesaid three petitions for anticipatory bail have been filed in case bearing FIR No. 236 dated 21.12.2010, under Sections 420, 467, 468 an 471 IPC, registered at Police Station City Gurdaspur. Since they all arise out of the same FIR, the same are being disposed of by this common order. On 23.02.2011 the following contention was noticed:- “Learned counsel states that the present FIR stamps from a civil dispute within the family where both sides are alleging that the agreement to sell executed by the common grand mother in favour of each side is the genuine one.” Learned DAG, on instructions from ASI Jagdev Singh, states that the petitioners have joined the investigation and are no more required for custodial interrogation. Learned counsel for the complainant has tried to make great capital of the fact that there is a report which conclusively proves that the petitioners have predated the agreement to sell in their CRM-M No. 5697 of 2011, -2- CRM-M No. 6918 of 2011 and CRM-M No. 6986 of 2011 favour. In my opinion matter is not so simple. It seems that anybody who had access to that 85 year old woman got her thumb impression on different documents. In the circumstances where it is hard to determine as to whose conduct is more immoral or illegal, it is very difficult for this Court to decline anticipatory bail. The only feature which emerges from this case is that all the parties were interested only in accelerated succession. In the opinion of this Court it serves them well that they shall now face civil litigation for it. In the circumstances the aforementioned petitions are allowed. In the event of their arrest, the petitioners shall be released on anticipatory bail by the investigating officer to his satisfaction subject to the conditions envisaged under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Petitions stand disposed of. A copy of this order be placed on the file of the connected cases. ( AJAY TEWARI ) JUDGE May 24, 2011 sunita