In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 24075 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 23.8.2010 Kanwaljit Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Aman Dhir, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 72 dated 9.6.2010 under Sections 420/ 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Raman District Bathinda. Prosecution case, as per the FIR, in brief, is that Rupinder Kaur was married with Hirday Pal Singh on 29.4.2005. After the death of Hirdey Pal Singh, Rupinder Kaur has been drawing pension. Despite the fact that Rupinder Kaur has performed her second marriage with the petitioner, she is still withdrawing the pensionary benefits. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the Criminal Misc. No.M- 24075 of 2010 (O&M) -2- petitioner is innocent and there was no allegation in the FIR that he had at any stage connived with Rupinder Kaur, his co-accused. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the opinion that the instant petition deserves to be dismissed. There are serious allegations levelled against the petitioner. The wife of the petitioner, Rupinder Kaur, is withdrawing the pension on account of death of her first husband Hirdey Pal Singh, although she has got re-married with the petitioner. The petitioner might be required for custodial interrogation. Hence, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE August 23, 2010 anita