Crl.M.No.20288-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.20288-M of 2010 Date of Order: 8.10.2010 Chhindo .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Malkeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 438 Cr.P.C is for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.76 dated 13.5.2010 under Sections 406/420 IPC, P.S Division No.VII, Jalandhar. As per allegations in the FIR, petitioner along with co-accused defrauded the complainant on the pretext of sending him Canada thus cheating a sum of Rs.18 lacs from the complainant. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is 65 years old illiterate lady and was not named in the FIR. He submits that the specific allegations are qua her husband Mohan Lal and son Shaunki regarding furnishing of false Canadian Visa to the complainant against the receipt of a sum of Rs.18 lacs and that the petitioner has falsely been involved on the basis of supplementary statement recorded three months later. Learned state counsel, on instructions from ASI Lakhbir Singh, states that four co-accused including the husband and son of the petitioner Crl.M.No.20288-M of 2010 #2# have been declared P.O on 14.9.2010. It is stated that the investigations are totally hampered with as neither the petitioner has cooperated to join investigation nor any other of the co-accused has surrendered. While issuing notice of motion, this court on 19.7.2010 granted interim bail to the petitioner directing him to appear before the Investigating Officer to join the investigation but the petitioner has remained uncooperative to join the same so far in spite of directions issued by this Court. No ground is made out to extend the benefit of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Dismissed. October 08, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE