Crl. Misc.No.M 16859 of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M 16859 of 2010 Date of Decision:-16.09.2010 Baldev Singh. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. D.S. Kahlon, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab. *** JASWANT SINGH, J.(ORAL) Prayer is under Section 438 Cr.PC for grant of anticipatory bail in case bearing FIR No.46 dated 5.5.2010 under sections 420, 468, 469, 470, 471 and 120-B Indian Penal Code registered with police station Bhikhiwind, District Tarn Taran on behalf of the petitioner Baldev Singh who is uncle(Mama) of the owner of the land-Gurdial Singh. As per allegations in the FIR petitioner Baldev Singh is alleged to have been one of the wintesses to the agreement to sell executed by the impersonator of Gurdial Singh with the complainant Thakur Parsad. It is alleged that the earnest money of Rs.8.50 lacs out of the total sale consideration of Rs.17.00 lacs received by the impersonator. Crl. Misc.No.M 16859 of 2010 #2# Learned State counsel on instructions from SI Tilak Raj submits that though the petitioner has joined investigations but he has not disclosed the identity of the impersonator. In view of the nature of allegations it is evident that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required for effective investigations. Anticipatory bail dismissed. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE 16th September, 2010 Vinay