Criminal Misc.-M No. 24749 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 24749 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 24.8.2011 Prem Singh .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Anil Kumar Garg, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Ravinder Kaur Nihalsinghwala, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as per allegations in the FIR, Nahar Singh son of Santokh Singh prepared a power of attorney dated 2.6.2011 in his favour allegedly executed by one Mahadev Parkash Sethi by producing a wrong person. On the aforesaid power of attorney, Rajinder Singh Numbardar and Navdeep Singh signed as witnesses. Subsequent thereto, on 6.6.2011, Nahar Singh got sale-deed of the land executed in favour of Balwinder Singh. The petitioner was merely a witness on the sale-deed, which was registered by a person who had the power of attorney executed in his favour by Mahadev Parkash Sethi. The petitioner was not in knowledge of the fact that the power of attorney had been forged. The aforesaid facts, as stated in the FIR, are not disputed by Criminal Misc.-M No. 24749 of 2011 [2] learned counsel for the State. Beyond that, no other role has been attributed to the petitioner. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the allegations against the petitioner in the FIR, in my opinion, the petitioner deserves the concession of pre-arrest bail. Let the petitioner appear before the Investigating Officer on 2.9.2011 at 10.00 AM for joining investigation. However, in case of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer. He shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called upon for further investigation. He shall also be bound by all the conditions as contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 24.8.2011 mk