In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 6525 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.10.2010 Hardeep Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.P.S.Khurana, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Rajni Gupta, Addl .AG, Punjab. Mr.B.S.Bhalla, Advocate, for the complainant. **** 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. 17 dated 20.1.2010 under Sections 406, 498-A, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar. On 30.3.2010, the following order was passed by this Court:- “At the request of learned counsel for the Criminal Misc. No.M- 6525 of 2010 (O&M) -2- petitioner, list before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre on 7.5.2010. In the meantime, in the event of arrest, the petitioner be admitted to interim bail subject to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer. He shall abide by the conditions envisaged under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.” Learned State counsel, who is assisted by HC Jasbir Singh, has submitted that although the petitioner has joined investigation but no recovery has been effected from him. The matter was also sent to Mediation and Conciliation Centre but no re-conciliation could be effected between the parties. Learned counsel for the complainant has submitted that the petitioner has opened an account in the name of the complainant after marriage and thereafter, had got some blank cheques signed from the complainant. On the basis of the said cheques, four complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 have been got filed against the complainant. Keeping in view the above facts, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE October 11, 2010 anita