IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-4 of 2010 Date of Decision: January 27, 2010 Ravinder Parsad Bansal & Another .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. J.C. Malik, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.280 dated 5.9.2009 under Sections 406, 420 IPC registered with Police Station, Pehowa, District Kurukshetra. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that no particulars of commission of offence were given out in the FIR. At the most, it would be a civil transaction. Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from Balinder Singh, Head Constable and from the file of investigating officer, states that the petitioners are indulged in extracting money from innocent public on the ground that money shall be returned Crl. Misc. No. M-4 of 2010 [2] with 2% interest. Learned counsel has further shown from the investigation file the details of money taken from various persons. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has further pointed out that after taking money, the petitioners left Kurukshetra and could be traced in Panchkula after a considerable period. Although the petitioners have joined investigation, however, have not cooperated and recoveries have not been effected. I have considered the contentions of learned counsel. As per the allegations in the investigation file, the petitioners seem to have extracted money on the pretext of returning the same alongwith 2% interest from innocent public at various points in time. The complainant parted with money on the undertaking of the petitioners that the same would be returned with 2% interest. True facts would only be unravelled on custodial interrogation. The petition is dismissed. (AJAI LAMBA) January 27, 2010 JUDGE avin