Crl.M.No.M-31249 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-31249 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 8, 2010 Harpreet Singh @ Soni .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Jagjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.A.G., Punjab. ..... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.32, dated 11.2.2010, registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, at Police Station Patran District Patiala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner never called by the name of Happy. Further contends that his name has not been mentioned in the FIR and that in the FIR besides name of co-accused, it has been mentioned that Happy r/o Hamchehri. Further contends that Gram Panchayat Hamchehri has given in writing, Annexure P1, to the effect that petitioner is permanent resident of village Ham Jheri and that his name is Harpreet Singh @ Soni s/o Nachhatar Singh. Further contends that even no specific role has been attributed to the said Happy resident of Hamchehri. Further contends that petitioner is not a signatory to the alleged forged agreement to sell. Further contends that he has not received any money, even as per the allegations and rather the earnest money was received by co-accused, who has already been arrested and released on regular bail. Crl.M.No.M-31249 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Though these facts have not been disputed by learned State counsel, however, bail application has been opposed on the plea that it came during interrogation of co-accused that petitioner had also received share out of the earnest money received by them. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition for grant of anticipatory bail filed by petitioner-Harpreet Singh @ Soni is accepted. Petitioner is directed to join the investigation and in case he is arrested, he shall be released on bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 8.11.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge