Criminal Misc. No. M-16773 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-16773 of 2010 Date of decision : 07.07.2010 Jagdeep Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Surinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No.149 dated 05.06.2008 under Sections 420, 468, 467, 471 & 120-B IPC and Section 12 of Passport Act at Police Station Division No. 4, Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was out of the country when he was declared proclaimed offender and thus, he never intentionally wanted to defeat the process of law. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, submits that petitioner has two passports in different names and information in this regard was received from Hong Kong Immigration Authority. According to him, custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required for taking the investigation to its logical end. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. It is evident that petitioner was declared a proclaimed offender Criminal Misc. No. M-16773 of 2010 2 on 11.05.2009 and has been evading the process of law. In view of the allegations levelled against him, the investigating agency may require his custodial interrogation. In view of above, no case is made out for extending the concession of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Dismissed. July 07, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE