IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-16651 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: June 01, 2010 Salil Sondhi @ Babbal .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Sachin Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition for pre-arrest bail in case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No.203 dated 11.5.2010, under Section 420 IPC and 13-3-67 of Gambling Act, 1867. The allegations against the petitioners are that he was running a gambling house in Amritsar and collected money from various people including the complainant resulting in a loss of Rs.50,00,000/- to them. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that no details have been given in the FIR about the manner in which gambling house was being run and there is no evidence to show involvement of the petitioner. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Crl.Misc.No.M-16651 of 2010 -2- It is evident that petitioner is specifically named in the FIR and is alleged to have duped various people of their money through the gambling house. As regards argument of learned counsel regarding lack of evidence, investigation of the matter is still in progress. In case petitioner is granted pre-arrest bail, investigation is likely to be hampered. There appears to be no ground to extend the concession of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. The petition is, thus, devoid of merit. Dismissed. June 01, 2010 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE