Criminal Misc. No. M-517 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-517 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision:09.01.2009 Jagga Singh .....Petitioner Vs. The State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present:- Mr. B.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. **** JUDGMENT HARBANS LAL, J. This petition has been moved by Jagga Singh under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking his anticipatory bail in case FIR No.917 dated 23.11.2008 registered under Sections 419, 420, 468, 467, 471, 109 of IPC at Police Station Kotwali, Bathinda. The FIR was registered on the basis of the statement of Darshan Singh stating that on 20.8.2008 a lady alleging herself to be Raj Dalip Kaur daugther of Nihal Singh, resident of Village Goniana, District Muktsar, executed an Agreement to sell in favour of complainant with regard to some property. She was accompanied by Jaggar Singh son of Wazir Singh and Jagsir Singh son of Ajaib Singh, both residents of village Virk Kalan, who signed the said agreement to sell, as witnesses. Said Rajdalip Kaur and Jaggar Singh took Rs.4.00 lakhs from complainant as earnest money and they agreed to execute sale deed on 30.4.2009. Aforesaid persons started putting pressure on the complainant party to execute sale deed at an early Criminal Misc. No. M-517 of 2009 (O&M) -2- date. When complainant party asked for the proof of their residence and identification, they put off the matter on the one pretext or the other. These persons have constituted a gang and they are in the habit of cheating innocent persons. They were coming on that day to Tehsil Complex Bathinda. A prayer was made that they be arrested. An enquiry was conducted by the police. It was revealed that in fact, it was Charanjit Kaur who impersonated as Rajdalip Kaur and executed an agreement to sell, in connivance with her co-accused. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The custodial interrogation is comparatively more elicitation-oriented, which is required in this case. As such, prima-facie no ground is made out for admitting anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, this petition is dismissed. January 09, 2009 ( HARBANS LAL ) renu JUDGE Whether to be referred to the Reporter? No