Criminal Misc.-M No. 27123 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 27123 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.10.2011 Kamaljit Singh Pardhan @ Kanwaljit Singh .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sarbjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P. S. Bajwa, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. The allegations against the petitioner and other accused named in the FIR are that one Yuvraj Singh, who is accused in FIR No. 57 dated 16.6.2011, registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 506, 120-B IPC, Police Station, Amloh, District Fatehgarh Sahib was to be arrested, for which raids were conducted at various places. They came to know that Yuvraj Singh was present with the petitioner in village Rayia in his office. Raid was conducted and he was arrested. While he was being taken by the police party, they were intercepted on the way, attacked and Yuvraj Singh was got released. It is alleged that gun shots were also fired by the petitioner and one Bhuddi. One SLR, belonging to the police party, was also snatched by Surinder Singh Sethi. The FIR was registered on the complaint of ASI-Balbir Singh, who was accompanying the police party. He has specifically named certain persons in the FIR including the petitioner and some unknown persons. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that because Yuvraj Singh was arrested from the office of the petitioner, he was having a suspicion that the petitioner informed the police party regarding his presence there and got him arrested. It is on this account that the petitioner Criminal Misc.-M No. 27123 of 2011 [2] has been falsely implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the State submitted that the FIR has been registered on the complaint of ASI-Balbir Singh, who was accompanying the police party which conducted the raid in the office of the petitioner at Rayia and arrested Yuvraj Singh. While he was being taken, the police party was attacked by various persons including the petitioner and got Yuvraj Singh released. There are specific allegations against the petitioner that he had fired from his revolver towards the police party. Considering the seriousness of allegations against the petitioner, he does not deserve concession of pre-arrest bail. The fact that the petitioner owns a licensed revolver is not disputed. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the allegations in the FIR, in my opinion, the petitioner does not deserve concession of pre-arrest bail. The FIR has not been got registered by Yuvraj Singh or any of his relations to have falsely implicate the petitioner on a suspicion that he had informed the police party about his presence in his office. The complainant in the present case is one ASI, who was accompanying the police party when the raid was conducted at the office of the petitioner. He has specifically named the petitioner in the FIR and also the fact that he was carrying a revolver from which he fired towards the police party. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 12.10.2011 mk