IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No. M- 9375 of 2010 Date of decision:- 07.4.2010 Harjit Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mr. Akshay Kumar Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG 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 FIR No.333 dated 05.11.2009, under Sections 420/120-B,465,467,468 and 471 IPC, registered at Police Station City Abohar, District Ferozpur. Briefly stated the allegation against the petitioner are that he obtained blank stamp papers from the complainant on the plea that after obtaining copy of jamabandi from Patwari, he would get the land numbers scribed on these stamp papers and would get prepared writing for the change of girdawri in favour of father of present petitioner and if required, he will produce the same before the Tehsildar for recording her statement. Further allegation is that later on she came to know that the petitioner in connivance with his father fabricated an agreement dated 29.8.2006 regarding sale of land measuring 31 Kanal 4 Marlas by forging signature of her husband Bakshish Singh on the same. Husband of the complainant is deaf and dumb. After inquiry, the present case has been registered. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the present case was registered after three years of the occurrence when civil suit was already filed by him for specific performance of the agreement to sell. It is further contended that husband of complainant may be deaf and dumb but an Criminal Misc.No. M- 9375 of 2010 -2- agreement was duly executed by him. It is also stated that a civil suit has also been filed by husband of complainant for revocation of agreement. The application is vehemently opposed by learned counsel for the State on the plea that the petitioner is the main accused as he allegedly prepared a forged agreement to sell and hence his custodial interrogation is necessary. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. The petitioner is the beneficiary of the alleged forged agreement to sell, executed on behalf of husband of complainant, who is admittedly deaf and dumb with an intention to grab his property. As per allegations, no consideration was received by him. The allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature, so, his custodial interrogation is necessary. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the petition for anticipatory bail moved by petitioner Harjit Singh, is, hereby dismissed. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. April 07, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE