Criminal Misc. No. 1539-M of 2008 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 1539-M of 2008 Dated of decision January 21, 2008 Nawab Khan .....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. N.D.Achint, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in the present petition is for grant of concession of pre-arrest bail in FIR No. 472 dated October 25, 2007 registered under Sections 406, 420, 467, 471 IPC registered at Police Station, Central Faridabad. The petitioner in connivance with Munshi Ram had purchased land measuring 8 kanals belonging to M/s Cottage Industries Exposition Limited on the basis of a forged power of attorney in favour of one Munshi Ram. The sale deed was registered in favour of the petitioner. The land in question is situated at Mauja Mevla Mahrajpur, Tehsil Ballabgarh, District Faridabad and was purchased by the petitioner for a paltry consideration of Rs. 2,50,000/- vide sale deed dated February 22, 2006. The mere fact that petitioner before even registration of FIR against him had applied for anticipatory bail on September 27, 2007 shows that he knew the factual position of the fraud committed by him in connivance with Munshi Ram. As no FIR had been registered by that time, vide order dated October 3, 2007, the Court below dismissed his application as infructuous. However, it was directed that in case of registration of any FIR, the petitioner was required to be given three days notice before his arrest. After registration of FIR on October 25, 2007, petitioner moved for anticipatory bail, which was declined by learned Additional Sessions Judge (I), Faridabad especially noting the fact that the power of attorney on the basis of which sale deed was registered in favour of the petitioner was registered at Mihona (Madhya Criminal Misc. No. 1539-M of 2008 -2- *** Pradesh) though the property is situated at Faridabad and the complainant company is having its registered office at New Delhi. Still further paltry sum at which the land situated near Faridabad is sold itself shows that petitioner was well within knowledge of entire fraud and keeping in view these facts the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is necessary and he is not entitled to concession of pre-arrest bail. Accordingly, I do not find any merit in the present petition and the same is dismissed. January 21, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge