Crl.M.No.M-10544 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-10544 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: April 8, 2010 Jagrup Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.H.S.Grewal, Advocate for the petitioner. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.57, dated 20.1.2010, under Sections 420/506/406 IPC, registered at Police Station Kotwali, Bathinda. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have gone through the whole record carefully. Brief allegations against the petitioner-accused are that he entered into an agreement to sell with the complainant for sale of a property by representing that he is the owner in possession of the same and received Rs.10 lacs as earnest money from the complainant. It came to the notice of the complainant later on that accused is not in possession of the same and that Rs.10 lacs has been received by the petitioner from the complainant by cheating. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that it is a civil dispute and that petitioner is ready to hand over the possession, in case complainant agrees to get the sale-deed registered. Allegations against the petitioner-accused are serious in nature. He received Rs.10 lacs from the complainant by representing that he is owner in possession of the property in dispute, whereas he is not in possession of the same. Hence, it is not such a case in which extraordinary Crl.M.No.M-10544 of 2010 (O&M) -2- relief of anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner-accused. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition filed by petitioner- Jagrup Singh for grant of anticipatory bail is dismissed being devoid of any merit. 8.4.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge