Criminal Misc. No. M-26539 of 2008 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-26539 of 2008 Date of Decision: 7.1.2009 Darshan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Case of the prosecution is that a forged sale deed was executed wherein parents of the complainant were impersonated. Case of the petitioner is that they are bonafide purchasers and parted with Rs.5,95,000/-. This fact was noticed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court while granting interim bail to the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from Samson Head Constable states that though the petitioner has joined the investigation, he has not handed over the original sale deed. Pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioner, vide order dated 20.10.2008 is affirmed subject to furnishing of copy of original sale deed Criminal Misc. No. M-26539 of 2008 2 by the petitioner in the Court of concerned Judicial Magistrate, within ten days. On deposit of the original sale deed in the Court, which shall be handed over to the Investigating Officer, pre-arrest bail is affirmed till the presentation of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. Thereafter, the petitioner shall be permitted to furnish regular bail bonds. With these observations, the present petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge January 7, 2009 “DK”