In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-19941 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:19.7.2010 Manjit Singh Bhandari .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The FIR has been registered on the complaint made by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar. It has been alleged that one Gurwinder Singh stood a surety for the accused Dalip Singh in case titled State v. Dalip Singh bearing FIR No.2 dated 2.1.2004 Police Station Bhogpur, District Jalandhar for the offences under Sections 302 and 34 IPC. Gurwinder Singh, who had furnished surety bonds had appended copy of Jamabandi. On verification of the said Jamabandi it was found to be a forged document. In this regard the Tehsildar had submitted a report. Daulat Ram (non-petitioner), Councillor, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar had identified Gurwinder Singh. Gurwinder Singh made a specific mention that he had got prepared the Jamabandi from a person called Nut Chacha who was present outside the Court complex. The said person had sought the document i.e., voter card from him and on the basis of the voter card he prepared the revenue record. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the petitioner has no concern with the incident and the Police is implicating him Cr. Misc. No.M-19941 of 2010 [2] as the person who is known as Nut Chacha. After giving my thoughtful consideration to the matter, it may be noticed that the application for pre-arrest bail filed by Daulat Ram, Councillor, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar i.e. Criminal Misc. No.M- 16963 of 2010 was dismissed by this Court vide order dated 23.6.2010. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar in his order dated 27.5.2010 (Annexure-P.2) while declining pre-arrest bail to the petitioner observed that the petitioner Manjit Singh Bhandari is none else but Nut Chacha who has been forging documents for the specific purpose of getting the accused released by furnishing false surety. Keeping in view the nature of allegations and the investigation that is to be conducted it would in the facts and circumstances be inexpedient to extend the concession of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. It is for the investigating authorities to ascertain as to whether the petitioner is known as Nut Chacha and whether he had prepared the false Jamabandi for the surety to enable Dalip Singh accused to get bail. The case involves serious allegations. Accordingly, the criminal miscellaneous petition being devoid of merit is dismissed. Any observation made herein shall, however, not be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case and the investigating authorities or the Court as the case may be shall consider the facts and circumstances as are brought before either of them. July 19, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*