IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-20168 of 2009 Date of decision : August 20, 2009 Padam Pal ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. JS Bedi, Advocate for Mr. SS Duhan, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Padam Pal has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 41 dated 21.4.2009, under sections 420, 465, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, Police Station Sherpur, District Barnala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. It is very unfortunate case in which complainant Maya Wanti is grand-mother of the petitioner and mother of co-accused Ravinder Kumar Paul. The allegation is that the complainant had executed power of attorney in favour of her husband Prem Ditt Pal but the petitioner and his father forged power of attorney on behalf of complainant in favour of petitioner's father who on the basis of forged power of attorney sold the Criminal Misc. No. M-20168 of 2009 -2- complainant's property and the sale consideration was deposited in the bank account of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that the sale was effected by the petitioner's father and not by the petitioner. However, learned State counsel contended that the petitioner is the beneficiary and the sale effected by his father is on the basis of forged power of attorney. Both, the son (petitioner) and his father are allegedly involved in the forgery. It is not disputed fact that the sale consideration was deposited in the bank account of the petitioner. Keeping in view all the circumstances but without meaning to express any opinion on the merits, it is not a fit case in which the benefit of anticipatory bail should be extended to the petitioner. Dismissed. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 20, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'