CRM- M 28151 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 28151 of 2011 Date of decision : November 30, 2011 Hardeep Singh, ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab and another, ...... Respondents *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. Sarju Puri, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Gill, DAG Punjab None for respondent No.2. *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) The petitioner seeks grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.119, dated 23.7.2011, registered under Section 420 of the IPC at Police Station Sadar Ludhiana, District Ludhiana. On 15.9.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel has argued that the perusal of the record would reveal that the complainant had also defaulted on the contract that had in fact thus lost the right to the property and in any case the dispute is a civil dispute and in these circumstances the custodial interrogation of the petitioner would be unjustified.” Thereafter, even the complainant was impleaded as respondent No.2 and despite having been served, none has put in appearance on her CRM- M 28151 of 2011 ::2:: behalf to oppose this petition for grant of anticipatory bail. Counsel for respondent No.1, on instructions from ASI Balbir Singh, has accepted that even as per the FIR, the complainant had to pay Rs.4.62 lacs to the bank which was never paid by her and further that the amount paid by the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has in fact been paid straightway to the bank and not to the petitioner. In view of the above facts, it cannot be said that the petitioner has gained any thing. Consequently, without going into the merits of the case, it would be appropriate to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Resultantly, in the event of his arrest, the petitioner shall be released on anticipatory bail by the Investigating Officer to his satisfaction subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. ( AJAY TEWARI ) November 30, 2011. JUDGE `kk'