Crl.M.No.6981-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.6981-M of 2010 Date of Order: 16.11.2010 Iqbal Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Ms. G.K. Mann, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Instant petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C has been filed for grant of pre arrest bail in case FIR No.14 dated 13.2.2010 under Sections 420/468/471/120-B IPC, P.S Valtoha. As per allegations in the FIR, petitioner while being posted as Halka Patwari in connivance with co-accused had forged copy of jamabandi as well as other revenue record relating to the year 1997-98 in order to obtain loan from the Punjab Gramin Bank Auth. Officer, Amarkot for purchasing Tractor. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has joined investigation and given his specimen signatures. It is further submitted that the case of the prosecution is based on documentary evidence and as such no further recovery is to be effected. Learned state counsel, on instructions from ASI Baljinder Singh, concedes that the specimen signatures of the petitioner have been Crl.M.No.6981-M of 2010 #2# obtained and 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 10.3.2010 is made absolute. Petition stands disposed of. November 16, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE