IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.2712-M of 2011 Date of Order: 4.5.2011 Som Nath .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. H.S. Dhandi, Advocate for the petitioner. Dr. U.S. Dhaliwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab. Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate for the complainant. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer in the instant petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C is for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.96 dated 5.12.2010 under Sections 420/120-B IPC, P.S Meharban, District Ludhiana. As per allegations in the FIR, the petitioner-Som Nath, who is a Property Dealer in connivance with his co-accused Bhupinder Kumar cheated the complainant-Milan Jethi for a sum of Rs.10 lacs by selling by impersonation a plot belonging to one Raj Kumar. It is alleged that said Raj Kumar had been impersonated by Bhupinder Kumar and the petitioner had initiated the whole process and further was a attesting witness to the agreement to sell. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has joined the investigation and as such nothing has to be recovered from him. Learned state counsel, on instructions from ASI Kamal Dutt, states that for effective investigation, custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required. In view of the seriousness of the nature of allegations against the petitioner, no ground is made out to extend the concession of pre-arrest bail. Dismissed. May 04, 2011 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE