Crl. Misc. No. M-10513 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-10513 of 2011 Date of decision : 20.4.2011 Harish Kumar & another ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. C.M. Munjal, Advocate for the petitioners. 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 petitioners 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 petitioners have been falsely implicated. They are, thus, entitled to concession of pre-arrest bail. Learned State counsel has, however, vehemently opposed the prayer. According to him, allegations against the petitioners are serious and thus, they are not entitled to the concession of pre-arrest bail. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and given careful thought to the facts of the case. Crl. Misc. No. M-10513 of 2011 2 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 petitioners is required, I am of the considered view that the petitioners are 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'