In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 16860 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 2.7.2010 Jagtar Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.A.S.Sullar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Rajni Gupta, Addl.A.G.Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 159 dated 2.5.2010 under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC” for short), registered at Police Station, Samana District Patiala. Prosecution case, in brief, is that all the accused in connivance with each other had got executed an agreement to sell (Annexure P-3) and had thereby cheated the complainant of Rs.22,00,000/-. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the Criminal Misc. No.M- 16860 of 2010 (O&M) -2- petitioner is innocent and had been falsely involved in this case. Learned State counsel, who is assisted by ASI Tej Singh, on the other hand, has submitted that during investigation it has transpired that the petitioner had signed the agreement to sell as seller. The petitioner is required for custodial interrogation. Keeping in view the seriousness of offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. The petitioner is required for custodial interrogation. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE July 02, 2010 anita