Crl. Misc. No.M-25938 of 2010 ::1:: IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-25938 of 2010 Date of decision: 29.09.2010 Manjit Singh .. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab. .. Respondent Present:- Mr.M.P.Goswami, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.V.P.S.Sidhu, AA.G., Punjab. * * * * S.S. SARON, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him on 16.08.2010 at Police Station Civil Lines, City Amritsar, for the offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC. The complainant-Jaspal Singh has alleged that the petitioner was posted as Patwari, Circle Sultanwind, Sub Urban. It is alleged that the petitioner in connivance with Charanjit Kaur, Gurwant Kaur and Bachitar Singh got sanctioned mutation Nos.12461, 12505, 12810, 12822, 12839 and 12851 by adopting wrong methods. The mutation No.12461 in favour of Charanjit Kaur was sanctioned on the basis of forged Will and death certificate of Vir Singh. The mutation No.12505 in favour of Gurwant Kaur was sanctioned on the basis of forged Will and death certificate of Gian Singh. Another mutation No.12810 in favour of Charanjit Kaur was sanctioned on the basis of forged Will and death certificate of Buta Singh. The mutation No.12822 in favour of Bachitar Singh was sanctioned by placing on record forged Will and death certificate of Wariam Singh. The mutation No.12839 in favour of Gurwant Kaur was sanctioned on the basis of forged Will and death certificate of Bhan Singh. Another Crl. Misc. No.M-25938 of 2010 ::2:: mutation No.12851 in the name of Charanjit Kaur was sanctioned on the basis of forged Will and death certificate of Harnam Singh. These mutations related to inheritance of the brothers of the grand-father of the complainant. It is alleged that the petitioner forged the signatures of previous Patwari namely Prithipal Singh and also of Kewal Singh-Kanungo. The mutations were entered and sanctioned by ante dating the year 2004 whereas death certificates for the purpose of sanction of mutations were issued in the year 2008. According to the learned counsel, the petitioner remained as Patwari, Sultanwind, Sub Urban, during the period from 31.05.2007 to 30.08.2009. However, the forgery was committed during the period from 06.05.2004 to 08.09.2004. During the said period, it is submitted that the petitioner was neither having the charge of that Circle nor the copies of mutations were recovered from his possession. After giving my thoughtful consideration to the matter, it may be noticed that the mutations sanctioned during the year, 2004 could not have been sanctioned on the basis of death certificates which were issued in the year 2008. Besides, the allegations against the petitioner are that he had forged the signatures of previous Patwari and the Kanungo. In the facts and circumstances, no ground for pre- arrest bail is made out. The criminal miscellaneous petition is accordingly dismissed. However, in case, the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court within two days on receipt of copy of this order, his application for regular bail shall be considered by the concerned Court within two days of its filing after excluding the period of police remand, if any. September 29, 2010 (S.S. SARON) sukhpreet JUDGE