Crl.M.No.24742-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.24742-M of 2010 Date of Order: 24.9.2010 Reet Sidhu .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 438 Cr.P.C is for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.122 dated 12.4.2003 under Sections 420/506/34 IPC, P.S Sadar Amritsar. Allegations against the petitioner-Reet Sidhu are that she had accepted a sum of Rs. 7 lacs from the complainant-Anupreet Kaur wife of Roshanveer Singh, for sending them to Canada. Petitioner is stated to be a owner of Immigration Centre. Learned counsel submits that there was no intention to cheat the complainant-Anupreet Kaur. However, he has handed over two demand drafts bearing Nos.202311 & 202314 dated 9.9.2010 for a sum of Rs.6,00,000/- and Rs.1,00,000/- respectively totalling Rs.7 lacs to the complainant-Anupreet Kaur, who is present in Court and identified by the Investigating Officer ASI Satwant Singh. Learned state counsel states that the petitioner is yet to join Crl.M.No.24742-M of 2010 #2# investigation. Present petition is disposed of with a direction that in the event of his arrest, petitioner shall be admitted to anticipatory bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer. He shall join the investigation as and when called upon to do so and shall abide by the conditions as envisaged under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. September 24, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE