Crl. Misc. No. M-16942 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-16942 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 23.8.2010 Narinder Kumar Gupta ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, 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 420 and 465 IPC at Police Station Division Navi Baradari, Jalandhar, District Jalandhar, vide FIR No.30 dated 4th May, 2010. Learned State counsel (on the instructions from S.I. Inderpal Singh, who is present in court) submits that pursuant to ad-interim pre-arrest bail, granted by this court, the petitioner has failed to join investigation. He, thus, prays that the petitioner is not entitled to the concession of pre-arrest bail and the petition be dismissed. No one has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner despite the fact that the case has been called out twice since morning. The contention of the State counsel, therefore, remains unrebutted. In any case, allegation against the petitioner is that he cheated the Crl. Misc. No. M-16942 of 2010 2 complainant by submitting documents in respect of a car which belonged to his estranged wife. Under the circumstances, custodial interrogation of the petitioner may be necessary for taking the investigation to its logical end. The petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 23.8.2010 'rajpal'