Criminal Misc. No. M-7720 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-7720 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 03.06.2011 Jagmail Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Satnam Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab Rajan Gupta, J. This is a petition under section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 & 120-B IPC vide FIR No.501 dated 21.12.2010 at police station Civil Lines, Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. There is nothing on record to show that allegations levelled in the FIR are correct. The petitioner thus deserves the concession of pre-arrest bail. Learned State counsel has, however, opposed the prayer. He submits that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required for taking the investigation to its logical end. Criminal Misc. No. M-7720 of 2011 (O&M) 2 I have heard learned counsel for the parties. According to allegation, Gurmeet Singh son of Jagmail Singh (petitioner) forged power of attorneys of Sarita Dhillon, Jaspal Singh, Veer Inder Singh and Kiranbir Kaur. The power of attorneys were forged in such a manner as to authorized the petitioner to sell the property of aforesaid persons. The petitioner is stated to be acting in connivance with his son as he received certain amounts of money from him. After an agreement to sell dated 10.08.2009 was executed, Rs.1.00 lac were received by the petitioner on 08.05.2010 and Rs. 2,25,000/- on 17.05.2010. It is thus evident that allegation against the petitioner is that he was acting in conspiracy with his son while committing fraud and forgery. In view of nature of allegations, I am of the considered view that petitioner is not entitled to concession of pre-arrest bail. The petition is thus devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. 03.06.2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) AJAY JUDGE