Crl. Misc. No.M-21057 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-21057 of 2010 Date of Decision: September 15, 2010 Rajinder Walia …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Harmanjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Abhishekh Chautala, AAG, Punjab. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) The petitioner is alleged to have duped complainant Ravinder Kaur, a widow, when she had gone to deposit a sum of Rs.2 lacs in Bank of Baroda in Choti Baradari, Patiala. The petitioner had offered his services to count the money in machine and taken the complainant towards the cashier cabin and taken out Rs.1.10 lacs before returning the bag back to the complainant. Crl. Misc. No.M-21057 of 2010 [2] Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been in custody for the last 5 months and that challan having been present he is not required for any purpose as such he should be granted the concession of bail. On the other hand, on the instructions of HC Bal Krishan, State counsel informs that the petitioner is habitual of committing similar acts of cheating and defrauding old people in the Bank posing to help them in deposit of the amount or counting the money. There are four similar other cases pending against the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner informs that the petitioner is on bail in other cases. After considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the opinion that the petitioner, during the pendency of the similar criminal cases against him registered as FIR No.96 of 2010 registered at Police Station Rajpura City, under Sections 406/420 IPC, FIR No. 84 of 2010 registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Patiala, under Sections 406/420 IPC and FIR No. 49 of 2010 registered at Police Station Banur under Sections 406/420 IPC, he should not granted the concession of bail as the liberty granted to the petitioner has been misused by him for committing the similar offence time and again. The petition for bail is dismissed at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to file similar petition after the recording of the statement of the complainant. Crl. Misc. No.M-21057 of 2010 [3] September 15, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE