Criminal Misc.-M No. 28934 of 2011 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 28934 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 28.09.2011 Sushil Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..Respondent CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Sumeet Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Jasdev Singh Brar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. …. RAJESH BINDAL, J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the allegations in the FIR, which was got registered by Sudhir Kumar, are that one Puneet Gupta has forged the power of attorney pertaining to the property owned by the mother of the complainant, namely, Smt. Amrit Sachdeva. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. In fact, the petitioner is the witness on the power of attorney executed by Puneet Gupta in favour of A.D. Chawla. The petitioner identified Puneet Gupta. The petitioner has no concern with the power of attorney, which has allegedly been forged by Puneet Gupta. He further submitted that Puneet Gupta has already been granted benefit of pre-arrest bail by this Court vide order dated 28.04.2011 passed in Criminal Misc.-M No. 9048 of 2011. The aforesaid facts are not disputed by learned counsel for the State. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the submissions made above, in my opinion, the petitioner is not required to be taken into custody for interrogation. The petitioner is directed to appear before the Investigating Officer on 12.10.2011 at 10.00 a.m. to join Criminal Misc.-M No. 28934 of 2011 2 investigation and in case of arrest, he shall be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer. He shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called upon for further investigation. He shall also be bound by all the conditions as contained in Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. The petition stands disposed of. (RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE 28.09.2011 sharmila