In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 27963 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.9.2010 Manju ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. R.K.Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 36 dated 20.4.2010 under Sections 420/ 465/ 467/ 468/ 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Division No.2, Pathankot. The contents of the FIR, as reproduced in para No.1 of the petition, read as under:- “ That in November 2008, Manju wife of Sonu resident of Silver Estate Colony, Pathankot came to our village Ghesal to meet her brother in law Joginder Pal and said that she has enough acquaintance with Jagdev Singh of Criminal Misc. No.M- 27963 of 2010 (O&M) -2- village Akhrota, Police Station Sadar Pathankot and that Jagdev Singh is posted as an officer in the Municipal Committee, Pathankot and he can arrange employment for educated and un-employed people. She said that I should arrange a sum of Rs. 2 lacs then she will get service for my sons through Jagdev Singh. I was carried by her talks and on 29.11.2008 Joginder Pal withdrew a sum of Rs. One lac from the account of his father and gave it to the father of Jagdev Singh. The balance amount of Rs. One lca was paid to Manju at her house within five days. Similarly my neighbour Ujjagar Singh son of Dayal Singh also was carried by her talks and for getting service for his son agreed to arrange a sum of Rs. 2 lacs. On 2.10.2009 Ujjagar Singh withdrew a sum of Rs.40,000/- from his bank account and gave it to Manju and the balance amount of Rs.1,60,000/- was arranged by him by mortgaging his land within seven days and gave to Manju at her house. Ujjagar Singh also took a loan of Rs. 2 lacs on interest from a gold smith for the purposes of getting service for his brother's son Baljit Singh and gave that amount to Manju on 16.1.2009 Manju, Jagdev Singh and Chhotu called Joginder Pal and Ujjagar Singh at their house in Pathankot and at that time Baljit Singh was also with us. They showed appointment Criminal Misc. No.M- 27963 of 2010 (O&M) -3- letters which we took them as genuine and they recovered full amount of Rs. 6 lacs from us. Later on those appointment letters were found to be forged. A photocopy of the same is attached. These appointment letters are shown to have been issued by Chief Executive Officer, Municipal Committee, Pathankot. You are requested to take a strict legal action against these people for defrauding and issuing forged appointment letters and our amount be got returned.” Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in fact Jagdev Singh was the main accused in this case and he has been granted regular bail. The petitioner has one year old child to look after. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the opinion that the instant petition deserves to be dismissed. There are specific allegations levelled in the FIR against the petitioner. The petitioner had allegedly received Rs. 2 lacs from Ujjagar Singh and thereafter, Ujjagar Singh took a loan of another sum of Rs. 2 lacs and handed over the same to the petitioner and her co-accused Jagdev Singh and Sotu. The appointment letters, which were handed over to the complainant party, were later found to be forged. Keeping in view the seriousness of offence alleged to Criminal Misc. No.M- 27963 of 2010 (O&M) -4- have been committed by the petitioner, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE September 22 , 2010 anita