CRM No. M 9366 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 9366 of 2010 Date of decision: 30.03.2010 Avtar Singh ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. Dharminder Singh,Advocate for the petitioner -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. praying for anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 32 dated 09.02.2010 registered under Sections 420/120-B of Indian Penal Code at Police Station Payal, Police District Khanna, District Ludhiana. While praying for the anticipatory bail, the learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has never been involved in any criminal activity and that rather the petitioner and the complainant are the victims at the hands of Nasib Kaur, who is also an accused in the present FIR. In fact, he also got registered FIR against the said Nasib Kaur. It is further stated that an agreement deed dated 16.09.2009 (P- 2) reveals that the stamp paper was purchased by Rajinder Singh – CRM No. M 9366 of 2010 2 complainant and not by the petitioner. However, a perusal of the FIR shows that the petitioner by acting as a tantrik cheated the complainant of gold ornament and amount of Rs.1,50,000/- in cash. The fact that the petitioner vide compromise dated 15.11.2009 agreed to transfer show room in favour of the complainant in case he does not return the ornaments and cash further substantiate the allegations in the FIR. In view of the above, a concession of anticipatory bail cannot be extended in such like cases of fraud where innocent people are cheated. Dismissed. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge March 30, 2010 mohan