Crl. Misc No. M-19515 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-19515 of 2011 Date of decision: 15.07.2011 Swaran Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: - Mr. A.K. Chopra, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Harminder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. A.S. Rai, DAG, Punjab. Mr. B.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate, for the complainant. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (ORAL) This is an application for pre-arrest bail in case FIR No.124 dated 7.6.2011 registered under Section 420 IPC at Police Station City Ferozepur. Petitioner is a Sub Inspector in Punjab Police, who projected himself as Reader of IG Police, Punjab, Chandigarh, and made the complainant believe that he can get his son enrolled in the Punjab Police against an amount of `14 lacs. The complainant has alleged that petitioner had taken the sum of `14 lacs from him but till date his son has neither got the employment nor the money has been returned rather when he talked to the petitioner in this context, he was abused and threatened with revolver that he should stay away otherwise he would be killed. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that allegations made in the FIR are totally vague as no time and place has been mentioned of taking the money. He rather submitted that the petitioner Crl. Misc No. M-19515 of 2011 -2- is in service, who may be allowed to join the investigation. On the contrary, complainant to whom notice was issued on 4.7.2011 has stated that there is a compact disc (CD) of the conversation between the petitioner and one Jagtar Singh about the exchange of money. The script of CD was read over by learned counsel for the State evidencing a deal of some money but it is not with regard to employment of the complainant's son in the Punjab Police. However, learned counsel for the State has submitted that as per record there are seven complaints against the present petitioner of amassing a sum of `84 lacs in the name of providing employment to various persons in the Punjab Police in which `10 lacs is for the appointment to the post of ASI and `4 lacs for the post of Constable. He further submits that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is necessary not only to recover the money but also to unearth the scam which has been brought to the notice of the prosecution agency. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have perused the available record. This is not a case for grant of anticipatory bail as the allegations against the petitioner are very serious in nature especially when there are several other complaints against him whereby a sum of `84 lacs has been taken by him for providing employment in the Punjab Police on various posts, hence present petition is hereby dismissed. (Rakesh Kumar Jain) Judge July 15, 2011 R.S.