Crl. Misc. No. M-25565 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-25565 of 2011 Date of Decision: December 2, 2011 Balkar Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Vivek Suri, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner seeks the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Vanita Devgan alleging that she came in contact with Shyama who had allured the complainant to invest money with Thomas Forex Company which was allegedly run by petitioner. The allegation against the petitioner is that he had duped the complainant for a sum of Rs.5 lacs with a promise that her money would be doubled/ triplicated. Crl. Misc. No. M-25565 of 2011 [2] Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has got nothing to do with Thomas Forex Company and that the allegations against him are vague. Mr.Bajwa, DAG, Punjab, on the basis of the police record submits that the petitioner has given a writing promising to repay a sum of Rs.4 lacs to the complainant. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the said statement was made under compulsion in police custody after stamp paper was purchased by Krishan Singh in his name. Counsel for the petitioner submits that money taken on loan has been returned to the complainant but no document has been shown by the petitioner. Prima facie, it appears to be a dispute regarding money transaction between the complainant and the petitioner. In the interest of justice, this petition can be allowed subject to the condition of repayment of some amount to the complainant with liberty to the complainant to recover the remaining amount in accordance with law. In the interest of justice, the petition is allowed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioner he will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the following conditions:- i) that the petitioner will join investigation as and when required by the police; ii) petitioner will pay a sum of Rs.2 lacs to the complainant within a period of two months by way of bank draft in the name of the complainant. The Crl. Misc. No. M-25565 of 2011 [3] said bank draft will be handed over to the investigating officer who would further handover the same to the complainant; and that iii) petitioner will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the investigation in any manner. The amount paid will not prejudice the rights of the petitioner or the complainant. The amount will be adjusted at the time of final settlement. It is made clear that in case of violation of any of the above conditions it will be open to the complainant to approach this Court for cancellation of this order. December 2, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE