Crl. Misc.No.M-31337 of 2010 # 1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M-31337 of 2010 Date of Decision:-02.05.2011 Gurinderpreet Singh. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. Mr. Vivek Goyal, Advocate for respondent-Complainant. *** JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 438 Cr.PC is for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner-Gurinderpreet Singh in case FIR No.177 dated 30.09.2010 under Sections 420, 406 IPC, P.S. Dharamkot, District Moga. As per allegations in the FIR lodged by complainant Pritam Singh, the petitioner had received a sum of rupees ten lac for sending the son of the complainant Sukhjinder Singh to Italy about three years back. However, his son instead to being sent to Italy had been taken to Malaysia. On demand for return of the money, the petitioner is alleged to have returned a sum of Rs.2,40,000/-(rupees two lac forty thousand only) and Crl. Misc.No.M-31337 of 2010 # 2# executed a pronote and issued two cheques for the balance amount. It is further alleged that the said two cheques when presented were dishonoured. It is pointed out by the State Counsel on instructions from ASI Sukhwinder Singh that after the interim orders passed by this Court, the petitioner had joined investigation, however, he has refused to co-operate in the investigation. It is further stated that before this Court on 08.02.2011 he (petitioner) had agreed to explore the possibility of an amicable settlement of the entire dispute, however, before the Lok Adalat talks of compromise had failed on account of stand of the petitioner. After hearing the learned Counsel for the parties, in view of the serious nature of allegations and non-cooperation during investigations, no ground is made out to extend the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Dismissed. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE May 02, 2011 Vinay