IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc. No.26338-M of 2007 Date of Decision:- 30.04.2007 Baldev Singh ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.B.P.S.Virk, Advocate vs. State of Punjab ....Respondent(s) through Mr.K.S.Pannu, AAG, Punjab. *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2) To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3) Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? *** SURYA KANT, J. The prayer in this petition is to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail in F.I.R.No.210 dated 24.7.2006 under Sections 420/467/468/471 IPC registered at Police Station Samana, District Patiala. As per the allegations, the petitioner had sold his combine harvesting machine to the complainant after taking a consideration of Rs.5 lacs and had executed all the requisite documents in favour of the complainant. The petitioner, however, is alleged to have taken away the said machinery on the basis of some duplicate registration certificate. The F.I.R. was registered on July 24, 2006. The petitioner, as it appears, has been evading his arrest since then and on 13.4.2007 he applied for the grant of pre-arrest bail, which was declined by the learned Additional Sessions Judge. From the nature of allegations and the fact that the petitioner Crl.Misc. No.26338-M of 2007 -2- has been evading his arrest for such a long period, it appears that the petitioner is required for custodial interrogation, therefore, no case to grant him pre-arrest bail is made out. Dismissed. April 30, 2007 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE