IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.47270-M of 2007 Date of Order: 26.02.2008 Surinder Kumar and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others. ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sanjiv Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Sachin Jain, Advocate, for the complainant. RAJESH BINDAL J. The allegations in the FIR is that the petitioners had taken a sum of Rs.14,00,000/- from the complainant, out of which Rs.2 , 00,000/- were returned and the balance has not been paid. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they had already filed a civil suit regarding the cheques for Rs.12,00,000/- given to the complainant way back in November, 2005 and the present FIR was got registered only on 03.07.2007 under Sections 406/420 IPC. The complainant has not filed any civil suit for recovery of the amount from the petitioners till date. In the FIR, the additional allegations have been added to the effect that when the petitioners had not paid the amount of Rs.12,00,000/- an assurance had been given to the complainant for sending his son abroad on payment of additional sum. However, no additional amount was paid in terms thereof. Be that as it may, without opining on the merits of the controversy, interim bail already granted to the petitioner on October 1, 2007 is made absolute. The petition is disposed of. February 26, 2008 (RAJESH BINDAL) nt JUDGE