Crl. Misc. No. M – 35868 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M – 35868 of 2009 Date of decision:- 6.1.2010 Dalbir Singh Makkar ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) Dalbir Singh- petitioner, has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of pre-arrest bail in FIR No. 182 dated 6.8.2009 registered under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC in Police Station Division – 5, Civil Line Ludhiana. The name of the petitioner does not figure in the FIR, which was got registered against Harbans Singh and Parminder Kaur. However, according to the State counsel during investigation following facts have been collected against the present petitioner:- i) he accompanied the main accused to the bank when the documents were submitted for obtaining loan; ii) he got the building in dispute evaluated from the building evaluator; iii) he had withdrawn a sum of rupees worth 75,000/- from the account of M/s HBS Enterprises. From the above facts at the most it can be said that petitioner Crl. Misc. No. M – 35868 of 2009 2 committed offence under Section 120-B; which is bailable. The case is based upon the documents and it cannot be said that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required. The petition is accepted. In the case of arrest of the petitioner in the above said FIR, he shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer subject to the following conditions:- i) he shall make himself available before the Investigating Officer as and when required; ii)he shall not offer any promise, threat or inducement to any of the person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing the same to the Court or the investigating office; and iii)he shall not leave the limits of this country without prior permission of the Court. January 6, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge