In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-12759 of 2008 Date of Decision: 20.8.2008 Satnam Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr.M.K.Dogra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The dispute in this case is of Rs.27,000/-. A perusal of impugned order shows that accused/petitioner has projected that an agreement was executed between the parties and the earnest money paid by the complainant party was forfeited and therefore, it is a civil dispute. Whereas case of the prosecution is that Rs.27,000/- was taken by the petitioner on the pretext of providing job. Since the dispute revolves around the amount of Rs.27,000/-, custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. Pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioner by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 26.3.2008 is made absolute till the submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan). Thereafter, petitioner shall be permitted to furnish regular bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge August 20, 2008 “DK”