IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.74328-M of 2006 DATE OF DECISION:07.12.2006 Harnek Singh & Anr. ..........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ..........Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present:- Shri O.S. Batalvi, Advocate for the petitioners. Shri N.S. Gill, AAG, Punjab. **** Petitioners Harnek Singh and Sham Lal apprehending their arrest in a non-bailable offence in case FIR No. 559 dated 9.11.2006 under Sections 420 IPC, 8,9,13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, registered at Police Station Phase-I, SAS Nagar, Mohali,have filed this petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for anticipatory bail. I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the contents of the FIR as well as order dated 22.11.2006. During the investigation, statement of various persons have been recorded in the presence of whom the alleged amount was paid to the petitioners. Keeping in view the nature of allegations against the petitioners and the material collected during investigation, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Dismissed. December 07, 2006 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) pooja JUDGE