In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-3291 of 2011 ..... Date of decision:2.2.2011 Joginder Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Satnam Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 420 and 406 IPC. The FIR has been registered on the complaint of Labh Singh. It is alleged by the complainant that agent Baljeet Singh (non-petitioer) and Joginder Singh (petitioner) had assured to send the son of the complainant, namely, Bhupinder Singh to England and get him a good job there. In order to secure the future of his son the complainant paid `1 Lac to both the agents. The amount was paid a year earlier to the registration of the FIR at the house of Baljeet Singh (non-petitioner). The amount was paid in the presence of Darshan Singh. The accused counted the money and kept it with them along with the passport of the son of the complainant and assured that he would be sent to England within three months. The deal was finalized for a consideration of `6.50 Lacs. After expiry of three months the Cr. Misc. No.M-3291 of 2011 [2] son of the petitioner was not sent to England and neither the money was returned. Till date the money has not been returned. In the circumstances, no ground for pre-arrest bail is made out. The criminal miscellaneous petition is accordingly dismissed. February 2, 2011. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*