Crl. Misc. No. M-32076 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-32076 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : November 03, 2011 Bhupinder Singh .... Petitioner Vs. U. T., Chandigarh .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. P. P. S. Duggall, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sukant Gupta, Addl. Public Prosecutor for U.T., Chandigarh. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Crl. Misc. No. 59596 of 2011 : Application is allowed and Annexures P-3 and P-4 are taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. Main Case : Accused Bhupinder Singh has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No.138 dated 27.06.2011, under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Industrial Area, Chandigarh. Crl. Misc. No. M-32076 of 2011 (O&M) 2 I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner offered to sell an old Ambassador car to the complainant. Petitioner came in car bearing No. CH-01-C – 1813. Ultimately the deal was struck for Rs.28,000/-. The complainant party paid the entire sale amount to the petitioner. The petitioner asked the complainant party to give photostat copy of driving license. The complainant and his companion alighted from the car to get photostat copy of driving license prepared. Meanwhile, the petitioner fled away with the car. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that the petitioner has been falsely implicated on account of political rivalry. It is also contended that the petitioner spends much more amount on marriages of girls of poor families. It was also submitted that the petitioner is ready to deposit the amount of Rs.28,000/- with the Court. On the other hand, learned State counsel, on instructions from SI Sukhdev Singh, contended that the petitioner has not even mentioned his correct address on his visiting card. It is also submitted that the car in question is yet to be recovered. It was also submitted that the car was bearing fake registration number, which in fact, is registration number of a two wheeler belonging to one Ram Lal. I have carefully considered the rival contentions. Crl. Misc. No. M-32076 of 2011 (O&M) 3 The manner of occurrence mentioned in the FIR in detail prima facie depicts that the petitioner cannot be said to have been implicated in false case on account of political rivalry. There is nothing on record to depict that the complainant has any political connection. Moreover, learned State counsel also stated that telephone-call record has substantiated the version of the complainant. It is also worth mentioning that the car was bearing fake registration number plate. Keeping in view all the circumstances, but without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case, I do not find it to be a fit case to extend concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Dismissed. November 03, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE