Crl. Misc No. M-8844 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-8844 of 2009 Date of decision : 30.03.2009 Jaspal Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Ms. Ishma Randhawa, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition seeking pre-arrest bail in case registered against the petitioner under Section 364 IPC at police station City District Kapurthala vide FIR No. 67 dated 23.02.2009. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. According to the counsel, the petitioner is a Constable serving in Punjab Police and is posted in Taran Taran, thus, there was no occasion for the petitioner to kidnap any person. Learned counsel has also submitted that the petitioner was not named in the FIR. The allegations in the FIR are that on the day of occurrence at about 6.00 p.m. a white color Mahindra jeep came to the residence of the complainant. The said jeep was followed by black motorcycle with three persons on the same. All these persons abducted the son of the complainant and threatened her that in case Rs. 11.00 lacs was not returned by the complainant, lesson would be taught to her. I have heard counsel for the petitioner. Crl. Misc No. M-8844 of 2009 2 The petitioner, firstly approached the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Kapurthala for grant of anticipatory bail. However, the same was rejected by the said court on the ground that after the son of the complainant who was abducted was recovered, he named the petitioner as one of the persons involved in the commission of crime. The allegations against the petitioner being serious in nature, I am of the considered view that he is not entitled to concession of pre-arrest bail. The argument of the counsel that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case is not tenable at this stage. From the allegations in the FIR and the proceedings of the investigations as recorded by Additional Sessions Judge, it is apparent that no case fro grant of pre-arrest bail is made out. The petition is thus, hereby dismissed. 30.03.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE