In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-20301 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 19.7.2010 Harpal Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.S.S.Rangi, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 27 dated 18.6.2010 under Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 read with Sections 364, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Sekhwan Police District Batala District Gurdaspur. The allegations against the petitioner are that he along with his co-accused had abducted Manpreet Singh. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the Criminal Misc. No.M-20301 of 2010 (O&M) -2- petitioner was allegedly empty handed at the time of occurrence. Manpreet Singh, in fact, had not been abducted and the petitioner has been falsely involved in this case due to party fraction as his marriage was fixed on 25.6.2010. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the opinion that the present petition deserves to be dismissed. The allegations levelled against the petitioner are serious in nature. Although the petitioner is empty handed but the other co- accused were armed with deadly weapons. As per the allegations levelled in the FIR, the petitioner and his co-accused abducted Manpreet Kaur at pistol point and he had been taken away in a Tata Safari. The petitioner might be required for custodial interrogation. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE July 19, 2010 anita