Criminal Misc. No. M-25365 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-25365 of 2009 Date of decision: September 23, 2009 Jatinder Singh @ Baj -Petitioner Versus State of Punjab -Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. KS Dhaliwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Mr. SS Brar, Advocate, for the complainant. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) This is a petition for pre arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 420/406/120-B IPC at police station City Gurdaspur vide FIR No. 129 dated 11-08-2009. The allegation in the FIR is that the petitioner in connivance with co-accused duped the owner of Sonalika Tractor Agency, Gurdaspur. The accused purchased a tractor by making payment of Rs.50,000/- and further sold the same in the market. The role attributed to the petitioner is that he helped in selling the tractor to co-accused Darshan Singh. Mr. Dhaliwal has argued that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. According to him, the only role ascribed to the petitioner is that he helped in selling the tractor and thus he is not directly involved in the commission of crime. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has submitted that the petitioner acted in connivance with other co-accused. According to him, Criminal Misc. No. M-25365 of 2009 2 custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. From the allegations levelled in the FIR, it is clear that direct role has been attributed to the petitioner. It has been alleged that he acted in connivance with the other co-accused and duped the complainant of a tractor. The petitioner is stated to have played major role in selling the second tractor to Darshan Singh co-accused. In the facts and circumstances of the case, it appears that custodial interrogation of the petitioner may be necessary for taking the investigation to its logical end. There is no merit in the instant Petition for pre arrest bail. The same is dismissed. [Rajan Gupta] Judge September 23, 2009. 'ask'