Crl. Misc. No.M-31446 of 2010 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on: December 09, 2010. Crl. Misc. No.M-31446 of 2010 (O&M). Balwinder Singh and another .. Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab . Respondents *** CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI PRESENT Mr.S.K.Chawla, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.K.S.Pannu, DAG., Punjab. Mr.Ashish Gupta, Advocate, for the complainant. *** M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) So far as Balwinder Singh is concerned, his application for pre-arrest bail was dismissed on 27.10.2010. So far as petitioner No.2 is concerned, she is an unmarried lady. The allegation against her is that Balwinder Singh . . . 1 Crl. Misc. No.M-31446 of 2010 (O&M) his father is owner with her in property which was agreed to be sold to the complainant Amarjit Singh, alleging that a sum of Rs.36,25,000/- has been paid by the complainant as earnest money but instead of executing the sale deed in favour of complainant, the property has been sold to Karamjit Kaur on 25.07.02010. Counsel for the complainant has intervened to contend that a huge amount has been received by petitioner No.2 also along with petitioner No.1, as such, she cannot be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. After hearing the counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the complainant as well as State counsel, I am of the opinion that the entire transaction of purchase of property in the name of Balwinder Singh and Rajpreet Kaur, has been done by Balwinder Singh being father. The amount of consideration also seems to have been kept by him. Petitioner No.2 Rajpreet Kaur is stated to be 19 years of age. Balwinder Singh has already been arrested and granted the concession of regular bail. There appears to be a dispute regarding the total amount received by the complainant. The rights of the complainants are safeguarded by civil remedy available to them. Petitioner No.2 Rajpreet Kaur being a female and unmarried having joined investigation can be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. The petition is allowed. It is ordered that in case of arrest of petitioner No.2 Rajpreet Kaur, she will be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the . . . 2 Crl. Misc. No.M-31446 of 2010 (O&M) condition that she will join the investigation as and when required by the police and will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the investigation, in any manner. She will also not leave India without the permission of the Court. Anything said in this order will not prejudice the rights of the complainant either to recover the amount paid or to seek the relief of specific performance. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE December 09, 2010. rka . . . 3