IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-34003 of 2008 Date of Decision: December 23, 2008 Sandal Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Deepak Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner(s) in case FIR No.176 dated 3.9.2008 lodged for commission of offence punishable under Section(s) 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC with Police Station, Naraingarh, District Ambala. Learned counsel contends that petitioner Sandal Singh was under the influence of liquor when he was made to sign documents. The petitioner had no malafide intention or intent to commit any offence and is not a beneficiary. The allegations as they go, indicate that one Jawala Singh forged three agreements to sell. The owner of the land had died 21 years prior to the Crl. Misc. No. M-34003 of 2008 [2] execution of agreements to sell, and the other owner had died 13 years prior to the date of execution. Jawala Singh forged the signatures. The petitioner is a witness to agreements to sell. In view of the nature of offence, I do not deem it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner. The petition is dismissed. At this stage, a prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioner by the leaned counsel that the petitioner would surrender. In case the petitioner surrenders, after considering the matter of police remand when an application for regular bail is filed, the same shall be disposed of within two working/Court days. (AJAI LAMBA) December 23, 2008 JUDGE avin