Crl. Misc.No.M 8025 of 2011(O&M) #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M 8025 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision:-04.05.2011 Mangtu Ram. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Haryana & Anr. ......Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. Gopal Sharma, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Man Mohan Sikka, DAG Haryana along with ASI Jitender Kumar. None for Respondent no.2. *** JASWANT SINGH, J.(ORAL) Crl. Misc.No.14660 of 2011 Allowed as prayed for. Crl. Misc.No.M 8025 of 2011 Instant petition under Section 438 Cr.PC has been filed for grant of pre arrest bail to the petitioner in a criminal complaint case no.18/A dated 16.05.2006 under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 403, 477A, 471, 120-B IPC and Section 4 & 5 of Punjab Land Preservation Act, Police Station Kasola filed by Hoshiar Singh and titled as Hoshiar Singh Vs. Mangtu Ram pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Rewari. Crl. Misc.No.M 8025 of 2011(O&M) #2# It is stated that the complainant Hoshiar Singh had filed a complaint dated 07.06.2005 for cutting of the trees planted by the forest department on the land vesting in the gram panchayat and embezzling amount by selling the trees and the complaint was sent for investigation under Section 156(3) Cr.PC. A formal FIR No.67 dated 16.6.2005 against the petitioner was thus registered which after due investigation was submitted before the learned Illaqa Magistrate for cancellation and upon consideration of the cancellation report and and the protest petition filed by the complainant, the cancellation report was accepted. However, the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rewari accepted the criminal revision filed by the complainant and thus the petitioner has been summoned to face trial in the aforementioned complaint. Apprehending his arrest prayer for anticipatory bail was made which has been declined by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rewari vide order dated 23.02.2011. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the petitioner is a respectable person of the village and a old man of 60 years and falsely implicated in the case due to party faction. He further contends that since custodial interrogation is no longer required hence the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. Upon notice none has caused appearance for the respondent- complainant. Learned DAG Haryana on instructions from ASI Jitender Kumar agrees that the custody of the petitioner is not required. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, this petition is disposed of with the direction to the learned trial Court/Summoning Court that in case the petitioner accused appears before it within next four weeks, Crl. Misc.No.M 8025 of 2011(O&M) #3# he shall be released on regular bail subject to its satisfaction. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE May 04, 2011 Vinay