IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.32157-M of 2010 Date of Order: 29.11.2010 Amarjit Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Ms. Jatinder Jit Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 438 Cr.P.C is for grant of anticipatory/pre arrest bail in case FIR No.98 dated 5.3.2010 under Sections 406/420 IPC, P.S Division No.5, Ludhiana. As per allegations in the FIR lodged by complainant-Charanjit Singh, petitioner-Amarjit Singh cheated him by getting the registration certificate of his Tata Qualis changed in favour of one Ashok Kumar, instead of the complainant. Learned counsel submits that custody of the vehicle is with the complainant and aforesaid Ashok Kumar is his driver and the vehicle is still being operated by him. It is stated that due to rivalry between the petitioner and Charanjit Singh, who are Taxi Operators, FIR has been lodged with false averments. Learned state counsel, on instructions from ASI Saudagar Singh, states that the petitioner has joined investigation and his custodial interrogation is no longer required. In view of the above, interim protection/ pre arrest bail granted vide order dated 1.11.2010 is made absolute. Petition stands disposed of. November 29, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE