IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-21385 of 2009 Date of decision : August 21, 2009 Harpreet Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. AS Khinda, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Harpreet Singh has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 52 dated 3.7.2009, under sections 420, 419, 467, 468, 471 read with section 34 IPC, Police Station Division No. 1, Pathankot, District Gurdaspur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner was having identity card of television channel 'Punjab Plus' and representing himself to be representative of the said channel collected Rs 5000/- from the complainant, a Municipal Councilor and also similarly collected amounts from the other Municipal Councilors and issued receipts for the same. Criminal Misc. No. M-21385 of 2009 -2- However, in fact, the petitioner was not the representative of the said channel. Keeping in view the serious allegations but without meaning to express any opinion on the merits, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of anticipatory bail. Dismissed. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 21, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'