Criminal Misc.-M No. 29097 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 29097 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.10.2011 Balbir Singh Kala @ Dalbir Singh Kala @ Vicky Sharma .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P. S. Bajwa, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that on the face of it, the story projected in the FIR does not seem to be plausible. There is no agreement to sell, for execution of which the petitioner is said to have been paid ` 7,00,000/- as commission. The complainant party allegedly owned nine acres of land, which was sold @ ` 1.20 crores per acre. There being no written agreement to sell, the complainant party allegedly paid ` 7,00,000/- to the petitioner as commission. Even the buyer of the land is not known. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submitted that the petitioner persuaded the complainant to part with ` 7,00,000/- in the process of sale of land owned by him. There is no written agreement to sell produced by the complainant before the Investigating Officer. As per the allegations in the FIR, the complainant party had been called by the petitioner in a hotel at Pathankot to receive the earnest money. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that no written agreement to sell executed by the complainant party in favour of an alleged buyer had been produced showing that some deal had been struck through the petitioner and part of commission was paid to Criminal Misc.-M No. 29097 of 2011 [2] him, in my opinion, the petitioner is not required to be taken into custody for interrogation. He is directed to appear before the Investigating Officer on 22.10.2011 at 10.00 AM for joining investigation. In case of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer. He shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called upon for further investigation. He shall also be bound by all the conditions as contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 14.10.2011 mk