Criminal Misc. No. M-16943 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-16943 of 2010 Date of decision : 21.07.2010 Gurmeet @ Sarwan Singh and another ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: None for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioners vide FIR No. 49 dated 03.03.2010 under Sections 420/120-B IPC at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar. The allegation in the FIR is that both the petitioners had taken Rs. 6.00 lacs from the complainant with the assurance that he would be sent abroad. It is alleged that a cheque of Rs. 5,50,000/- was also issued by petitioner No. 1 (Gurmeet @ Sarwan Singh) in lieu of money taken by him. However, when the petitioners did not keep their promise, the complainant demanded his money back which the petitioners refused to give. Consequently, the instant FIR was lodged. Learned State counsel submits that allegations against the petitioners are serious in nature and the money taken by them is yet to be recovered. According to him, custodial interrogation of the petitioners Criminal Misc. No. M-16943 of 2010 2 would be necessary for taking the investigation to its logical end. Heard. It is evident that allegations against the petitioners are that they took about Rs. 6.00 lacs from the complainant with the promise that he would be sent abroad. A cheque of Rs. 5,50,000/- was also issued in lieu of the money taken by them. In view of the allegation, that petitioners neither made any effort for sending the complainant abroad nor returned the money, I am of the considered view that no case for pre-arrest bail is made out. The petition is devoid of merit. Dismissed. July 21, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE