Criminal Misc. M-No. 13288 of 2008 1 .. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. M-No. 13288 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision : March 30, 2009 Ravinder Singh .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab and another. .. Respondents CORAM : Hon`ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Ms. Amandeep Sibia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Shri K.D.Sachdeva, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent – State. Shri Karanjit Singh, Advocate, for Shri Rahul Sharma, Advocate, for respondent N o.2. PRITAM PAL, J. Petitioner has brought this petition under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.33 dated 26.1.2008 under sections 406, 420 IPC registered at Police Station Amloh, District Fatehgarh sahib. Learned State counsel submits that during the investigation of this case, it was found that it was Ravinder Singh, petitioner herein, who had taken around Rs. 6.00 lacs from complainant – Darbara Singh, who is present in Court today, for sending his son abroad. Criminal Misc. M-No. 13288 of 2008 2 .. Such kind of offences are on increase in this part of the country, where innocent people are being fleeced by the unscrupulous travel agents. Keeping in view the seriousness of the offence, the petitioner is not entitled to the concession of anticipatory bail as it is well settled that the provisions of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are to be invoked sparingly and in exceptional circumstances. Dismissed. [ PRITAM PAL ] March 30, 2009 JUDGE som