Crl. Misc. No. M – 28628 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M – 28628 of 2009 Date of decision:- 18.2.2010 Jaswant Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Abhishek Chautala, AAG, Punjab. Mr. M.S.Sachdev, Advocate, for the complainant. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) This petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by Jaswant Singh - petitioner/accused for the grant of bail in the event of arrest in FIR No. 291 dated 2.9.2009 registered in Police Station Division No.4, Jalandhar, under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471 & 120-B IPC (Section 467 IPC also mentioned in order dated 30.9.2009), on the grounds mentioned therein. The FIR was got lodged by the younger brother of the petitioner, who came up with the plea that he was having one FDR of Rs.4 lacs in Punjab National Bank and by forging his signatures, a sum of Rs.4,40,000/- was first transferred to his account and thereafter the same was withdrawn by the petitioner by forging his signatures on the cheque. Crl. Misc. No. M – 28628 of 2009 -2- The case is based upon the documents which the investigating agency could collect from the bank. It cannot be said that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required. In these circumstances, the petition is allowed and in case of arrest of the petitioner, in the above said FIR, he shall be released on bail subject to the following conditions:- (i)he shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required required; (ii)he shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii)he shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. February 18, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge