IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-9936 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 21st May, 2009 Sarwan Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. D.K. Bhatti, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the State. Mr. R.S. Bajaj, Advocate for the complainant. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) By this common order, two petitions viz. Criminal Misc. No.M- 9936 of 2009 preferred by Sarwan Singh and Criminal Misc. No. M-13045 of 2009 preferred by Vijay Kumar will be decided together. Both the petitions have been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in case FIR No. 46 dated 27.2.2009 registered at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC. In the FIR, there are specific allegations that amount of Rs.4,25,500/- deposited by the petitioners has been misappropriated. It has further been stated that in the FIR that Vijay Kumar Panchayat Secretary has fabricated a pattanama dated 10th May, 2007 in favour of one Harmik Singh. Criminal Misc. No. M-9936 of 2009 (O&M) Counsel for the State, on instructions from the Investigating Officer SI Vijay Kumar Pali, has stated that amount of Rs.4,25,500/- is to be recovered from the petitioner Sarwan Singh along with the resolution register. It has further been stated that amount has not been deposited with Harbans Singh Panch, as on the date when auction was held, Harbans Singh was admitted in the hospital and his signatures have been forged on the resolution register. Hence, no ground is made out to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners. Custodial interrogation of both the petitioners is required. Accordingly, both the petitions are dismissed. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 21, 2009 rps 2