Cr.Misc. NO. M33177 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Cr.Misc. NO. M33177 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 19.2.2009 Paramjit @ Jaswinder ......PETITIONER VERSUS State of Punjab ......RESPONDENTS PRESENT: Mr. PN Arora, Advocate Ms.Rajni Gupta, DAG, Pb M.M.S.BEDI,J. The petitioner seeks the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Shamsher Singh alleging that pursuant to an advertisement in Punjab Kesari newspaper that the petitioner was dealing in personal loan, property loan, education loan and that he used to send the people abroad on less expenses, his father approached Paramjit Finance Services, run by the petitioner. The petitioner demanded a sum of Rs.6.50 lacs to send the complainant abroad. A sum of Rs.50,000/- along with the passport was handed over to the petitioner. On 5.5.2008 the passport of the complainant was received back by him through post without visa. The petitioner tried to contact the petitioner and other persons connected with him but the office was found locked. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the allegations against the petitioner are vague and that the complainant no where alleged that the petitioner had ever refused to return the money. He has further argued that in such circumstances, where the petitioner has joined the investigation, he should be granted the concession of pre-arrest Cr.Misc. NO. M33177 of 2008 2 bail. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and gone through the police file. A perusal of the police file indicates that the petitioner is involved in a similar case at P.S.Phagwara and that the complainant is not only the one, who has been duped by the petitioner but there are other persons, who have got their statements recorded to the effect that the petitioner has received money from them. The investigation officer has recorded the statements of Gaurav Kumar, Jarmanjit Singh, Paramjit Singh, Gagandeep Singh, Sarup Singh, Kirpal Singh and Inderjit Singh. The amounts taken from the said persons vary from Rs.26,000/- to Rs.100,1000/-. In view of the above circumstances, it does not appear to be a case where extra ordinary relief of pre-arrest bail should be granted to the petitioner. Dismissed. This order will not, however, prejudice the right of the petitioner to seek the concession of regular bail. February 19 ,2009 ( M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE