Crl. Misc. No. M-4272 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-4272 of 2011 Date of decision : 20.4.2011 Islamuddin ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sarfraj Hussain, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre- arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 419, 406, 342, 422 & 506 IPC at Police Station Punhana, District Mewat, vide FIR No.21 dated 19th January, 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that from a perusal of the FIR, no offence is made out. Even otherwise, the petitioner has been falsely implicated. He is, thus, entitled to concession of pre-arrest bail. Learned State counsel has, however, vehemently opposed the prayer. He submits that pursuant to the interim order granted by this court, petitioner joined investigation but refused to cooperate. According to him, allegations against the petitioner are serious and thus, he is not entitled to the concession of pre-arrest bail. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and given Crl. Misc. No. M-4272 of 2011 2 careful thought to the facts of the case. The complaint was lodged by Liyakat Ali. He alleged that certain amount was due to him from the Municipal Committee for the work executed by him. However, the accused fraudulently took the cheque of Rs.5,34,941/- dated 23rd August, 2010, withdrew the money from the bank and distributed amongst themselves. A rifle was put on the chest of the complainant and accused threatened to kill the complainant. In view of the nature of allegations, stand of the investigating agency to the effect that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required, I am of the considered view that the petitioner is not entitled to the concession of pre-arrest bail. The petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 20.4.2011 'rajpal'