Crl. Misc. No.M-11269 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-11269 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 24, 2010 Avtar Singh ..... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana .... Respondent ***** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present: Mr. D.D. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Shalini Attri, DAG, Haryana. GURDEV SINGH, J. (ORAL) Heard. The petitioner-Avtar Singh has filed this petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for the grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No.722 dated 10.12.2009 under Sections 420/467/468/471 IPC, Police Station Civil Lines Hansi, District Hissar. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the petitioner was allowed the benefit of interim anticipatory bail vide order dated 21.04.2010. In pursuance of that order, he joined the investigation. His specimen signatures were obtained and were got compared with his alleged signatures on the cheque. The report of FSL has been already placed on record. It has been stated by the State counsel that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required as the recovery of the record of the Panchayat and the money in question is to be effected from him. It is mentioned in the FIR itself that the record of the Panchayat Crl. Misc. No.M-11269 of 2010 2 was handed over in the office of B.D.E. & P.O., Hissar. In that eventuality, it cannot be said that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required for the recovery of that record. Merely for the recovery of money, it cannot be said that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required. In view of the above stated facts, the order dated 21.04.2010 granting interim anticipatory bail to the petitioner is hereby made absolute subject to the conditions incorporated therein. The petition is disposed of accordingly. 24th August, 2010 (GURDEV SINGH) id JUDGE