Criminal Misc. No. M-5138 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-5138 of 2009 Date of Decision: 21.3.2009 Kuldeep Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. A.S. Sullar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, for respondent No.1-State. Mr. M.K. Mittal, Advocate for respondent No.2-complainant. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 601 dated 10.11.2008 registered at Police Station 5, Panchkula, under Sections 420, 466,468, 471, & 120-B IPC. On 24.2.2009, this Court had passed the following order:- “Counsel has drawn my attention to para 4 of the petition wherein it has been stated that petitioner and his family members are ready to execute sale deed in favour of the complainant in pursuance of agreement to sell. Criminal Misc. No. M-5138 of 2009 2 Issue notice of motion to learned Advocate General, Haryana, for 20.3.2009 Meanwhile, in the event of arrest, petitioner shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer. Petitioner shall join investigation as and when called for. Petitioner shall also abide by the conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” The complainant was impleaded as respondent No.2. Mr. M.K.Mittal, Advocate, has caused appearance for respondent No.2. The land in the present case is situated at Fatehgarh Sahib. An agreement to sell was executed between the parties on 25.6.2008. 176 Kanals & 4 marlas of land was to be sold by the family of the petitioner at the rate of Rs.21,75,000/- per acre. Counsel for the petitioner has made two offers during the course of arguments. It has been submitted that the family members are ready to execute the sale deed in favour of the complainant as per the terms of the agreement. It has been further submitted that even on the date of execution of sale deed of family members were present for registration of the sale deed. Another offer made by counsel for the petitioner is that at the rate of Rs.21,75,000/-, petitioner can also get the sale deed effected of his share for one acre so that Rs.20,00,000/- received as earnest money is adjusted. Both the offers have not been accepted by counsel for respondent No.2. It has been stated that by efflux of time, prices of the land had Criminal Misc. No. M-5138 of 2009 3 fallen and now the prevailing rate of the land is R.14,00,000/- per acre. It is essentially a civil dispute. Custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. For the reasons stated above, interim pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioner is affirmed till filing of the report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. On submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. petitioner shall furnish regular bail-bonds to the Court concerned. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge March 21, 2009 “DK”