CRM No.M-14934 of 2011 & CRM No.M-18522 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM No.M-14934 of 2011 Date of decision : 25.7.2011 Gurdial Kaur and another .........Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab .......Respondent CRM No.M-18522 of 2011 Harman Kaur @ Harmandip Kaur .........Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI : Present : Mr.N.S.Sodhi, Advocate and Mr.B.S.Bhalla, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr.Arshwinder Singh, DAG, Punjab Mr.K.S.Sidhu, Advocate, for the complainant --- M.M.S.Bedi, J. (Oral) This order will dispose of two petitions for pre-arrest bail, one filed by Gurdial Kaur and Gurdev Singh, parents of Manjit Singh and another filed by Harman Kaur @ Harmandip Kaur wife of Manjit Singh who had married to Manjit Singh on 22.3.2009. The FIR was registered at the instance of Lal Singh and others alleging that the petitioners had received money from the complainant to send his son Lovepreet Singh and nephew Gurdeep Singh, who were unemployed, to Italy on receipt of a sum of `14,00,000/-(` fourteen lakhs only). CRM No.M-14934 of 2011 & CRM No.M-18522 of 2011 -2- It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that the main allegations are against Manjit Singh and that in July 2008 petitioner Harman Kaur alongwith her husband had talked to the complainant on telephone regarding the transaction of sending the above said persons to Italy on receipt of money. The story of the prosecution seems to be improbable to some extent qua Harman Kaur as in July 2008 she was not even married to Manjit Singh and had come into picture only on 22.3.2009. In order to involve her, an incident of June 2008 seems to have been incorporated to say that she also received money alongwith Manjit Singh and Gurdev Singh. She has already joined investigation. Similarly, there are no specific allegations against petitioners Gurdial Kaur and Gurdev Singh. They seem to have been arrayed as accused on account of cheating which seems to have been committed by their son Manjit Singh. The said petitioners have also joined investigation. Pursuant to the interim orders passed by this Court, the petitions are allowed. It is ordered that in case of arrest of petitioners, they will be released on bail to the satisfaction of Arresting/Investigating Officer subject to the following conditions :- 1. They will join the investigation as and when required by the police; 2. They will not temper the evidence or hamper the investigation in any manner; 3. They will not leave India without prior permission of the Court. (M.M.S.BEDI) Judge 25.7.2011 akm