Crl. Misc. No. M-35536 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-35536 of 2011 Date of Decision : 19th December, 2011 Ajay .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. V. K. Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Accused Ajay has filed the instant petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No.393 dated 03.11.2011 under Sections 379 and 379-B IPC, registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Amritsar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to prosecution version, the petitioner and his co- accused under threat of datar-like sharp weapon and pistol, snatched gold chain of 10 grams and also purse containing identity card, driving license and also snatched mobile telephone. Other assailants were armed with swords. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that all the five accused named in the FIR belong to different places and Crl. Misc. No. M-35536 of 2011 -2- complainant has mentioned their names in the FIR, which sounds unusual and improbable. Learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Jaspal Singh countered the aforesaid contention by submitting that the complainant lodged the FIR after enquiring names, parentage and addresses of the accused. Learned State counsel also contended that the petitioner's three co- accused have since been arrested and from one of them, identity card and driving license of complainant's daughter's friend Jyoti has been recovered. It is also stated that said three co-accused have also named the present petitioner being involved in the occurrence with them. In view of serious allegations and in view of rising incidents of such snatching, the question of extending concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner does not arise. Dismissed without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case. 19th December, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) 'raj' JUDGE