IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-6915 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: March 07, 2011 Swaran Singh …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.S.S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under sections 382/506/34 IPC vide FIR No.102 dated 25.11.2010 at police station Ghanaur, District Patiala. The FIR was lodged by Sardul Singh, who alleged that about 1½ months back while he was returning to his village on motorcycle from Ghanaur, he stopped his motorcycle near Bhakhra Narwana Branch for urination. At about 5.30-5.45 P.M., three persons came from the other side of motorcycle. They stopped there and pointed a sharp- edged weapon towards him asking him to handover all his articles, failing which he would be thrown into canal. He replied that he only had a mobile phone with him. The said mobile phone was snatched by the accused. Out of fear, the complainant did not report the matter. However, on 24.11.2010, when he had gone to Shambhu, he spotted one of Crl.Misc.No.M-6915 of 2011 - 2 - the accused who had snatched the mobile phone. On enquiry, he came to know his name as Lakhwinder Singh @ Lakhi. The complainant immediately reported the matter to the police. Lakhwinder Singh @ Lakhi was later arrested and name of the petitioner figured in his disclosure statement. In view of nature of allegations, I am of the considered view that petitioner is not entitled to concession of pre-arrest bail. On the other hand, his custodial interrogation may be necessary for taking the investigation to its logical end. Dismissed. March 07, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE