Crl. Misc. No. M-748 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-748 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 12.1.2011 Ashok Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Rahul Chhatwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre- arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 420, 406, 120-B, 467, 468, 471, 205 IPC at Police Station City, Faridkot, vide FIR No.238 dated 3rd September, 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that petitioner is sought to be arrested pursuant to aforesaid FIR merely because his name is Ashok Kumar. According to him, it is a case of mistaken identity as petitioner is in no way involved in the commission of crime. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and given careful thought to the facts of the case. Allegations against the petitioner are that he along with co-accused had opened the firm in the name and style of M/s Hindustan Pesticides at Ludhiana and had been purchasing insecticides/pesticides on credit basis. After closing the said business he opened an other firm Crl. Misc. No. M-748 of 2011 2 in the name and style of M/s Surya Fertilizers at Faridkot. When a sum of Rs.4.00 lacs became due from him, he fled leading to registration of instant case. The argument of learned counsel that petitioner is sought to be arrested because of mistaken identity, is not convincing. It appears that petitioner used number of aliases and is a conman. In my considered view, this is not a fit case for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. The petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 12.1.2011 'rajpal'