IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-21380 of 2009 Date of decision : August 20, 2009 Bhupinder Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. SPS Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Bhupinder Singh has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 146 dated 18.4.2009, under sections 420, 465, 468, 471 IPC and section 12 of Passport Act, Police Station Division No. 4, Jalandhar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner already had Indian passport issued at the address of village Miani District Hoshiarpur and after concealing the same, he obtained another passport by showing his address as Urban Estate, Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that the offence if any for giving false information for obtaining second passport would fall within the purview of section 12 of the Passports Act which Criminal Misc. No. M-21380 of 2009 -2- would be a bailable offence being punishable for imprisonment for two years only. Learned State counsel has contended that the petitioner has furnished false affidavit and false residence proof for obtaining both the passports at different addresses. The petitioner is also wanted in some fraud case in USA. In view of the aforesaid but without meaning to express any opinion on the merits, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of anticipatory bail. Dismissed. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 20, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'