CRM No. M-28435 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-28435 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 9.11.2009 Balkar Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. A.S. Manaise, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Section 420 IPC at Police Station City Batala, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur, vide FIR No.69 dated 30th June, 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. According to the counsel, no date or time, when the alleged amount was handed over to the petitioner, is mentioned in the FIR. He, therefore, submits that the petitioner is entitled to concession of pre-arrest bail. Learned counsel for the State (on the instructions from S.I. Darshan Lal, who is present in court) has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the petitioner is the main accused and recovery is yet to be effected from him. According to the counsel, there is direct CRM No. M-28435 of 2009 2 allegation against him of duping the complainant. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and given careful thought to the facts of the case. Keeping in view the seriousness of the allegations against the petitioner and the fact that he is alleged to have duped the complainant of Rs.80,000/- with the promise to get the grand son of the petitioner recruited in the Railways, I find that the petitioner is not entitled to the concession of pre-arrest bail. His custodial interrogation may be required to take the investigation to its logical end. The petition is devoid of merit. The same is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE November 09, 2009 'rajpal'