Crl. Misc. No. M- 25935 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 25935 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: September 17, 2010 Jaswinder Singh ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ........Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Sunil Toni, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G. Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.3 dated 17.1.2010, under Sections 420,506 of Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Jaurkian, District Mansa. The allegations as levelled in the FIR in brief are that Sukhpal Singh and Bhura Singh had been taking money from innocent persons by giving them false allurement that they would return back the four times of the original amount, given by them. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and has been falsely involved in this case due to political rivalry. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has submitted that the Crl. Misc. No. M- 25935 of 2010 (O&M) 2 petitioner has suffered an extra-judicial confession before Ram Singh Sarpanch. As per said confession, petitioner has stated that the money was collected by Sukhpal Singh and Bhura Singh and was handed over to him. Petitioner had assured protection to Bhura Singh and other co-accused saying that he had connections with the higher-ups. Petitioner is required for custodial interrogation. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I am of opinion that the instant petition deserves dismissal. The allegations levelled against the petitioner are serious in nature. Petitioner is required for custodial interrogation. Hence, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is made out. Dismissed. (SABINA) September 17, 2010 JUDGE Anand