IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-36124 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: December 09, 2010 Jagbir Singh …..Petitioner versus State of U.T. .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Hari Om Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under sections 419/420/467/468/120-B IPC vide FIR No.424, dated 14.11.2010 at police station Sector 17, Chandigarh. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner is not required for the purpose of custodial interrogation and thus, he may be granted the benefit of pre-arrest bail. The matter relates to recruitment of police constables wherein one Pardeep Kumar appeared in the written examination in place of the petitioner. Pardeep Kumar was arrested at the time of biometric test and roll number of petitioner-Jagbir Singh was recovered from him. Crl.Misc.No.M-36124 of 2010 -2- In view of the seriousness of allegations levelled in the FIR, I am of the considered view that petitioner is not entitled to concession of pre-arrest bail. Petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. December 09, 2010 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE