Crl. Misc. No. M-1798 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-1798 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 28.1.2011 Lovedeep Singh @ Deepa ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. R.S. Bajaj, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Arshvinder Singh, DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre- arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 392, 506, 148, 149 & 120-B IPC at Police Station Tanda, District Hoshiarpur, vide FIR No.231 dated 30th November, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that alleged occurrence is of 23rd November, 2010 and FIR was registered after delay of 8/9 days which makes the prosecution story doubtful. He submits that main accused have already been arrested and recoveries effected from them. The petitioner is, thus, entitled to the concession of pre- arrest bail. Learned State counsel has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail. He submits that allegations against the petitioner are very serious and his custodial interrogation is required to take the investigation to its logical end. Crl. Misc. No. M-1798 of 2011 2 Heard. The complaint was lodged by one Inderjit Singh Chawla, who stated that on 23rd November, 2010 at about 3.15 P.M. he along with his employee Inderveer had gone to Hoshiarpur on a motor cycle. There they took a sum of Rs.5.00 lacs from a goldsmith and put the same in the waist belt. On their way back when they reached Tanda, they were accosted by three Hindu gentlemen standing on the road. One of them was armed with the dattar. All these three persons caught hold of the complainant from the collar and slapped him. They snatched the money in the waist belt and fled. While leaving, they shouted that Lovedeep Singh (petitioner herein), Harminder Singh and Gurcharan were waiting for them. The complainant raised alarm, due to which people gathered on the spot. During investigation, police was able to apprehend some accused and recovery of Rs.85,000/- was effected from Taranvir Singh, Rs.95,000/- from Pavitter Singh and other sum of Rs.50,000/- was recovered from Dalip Singh alias Deepa. Name of the petitioner figured in the disclosure statement of co-accused. Keeping in view the seriousness of allegations and the manner of commission of crime, I am of the considered view that no case for grant of pre-arrest bail is made out. The petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 28.1.2011 'rajpal'