In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 37046 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.12.2010 Mehar Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.H.S.Bhullar, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 208 dated 25.9.2010 under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Phase I, Mohali. The allegations against the petitioner are that he had tampered with the bail order passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Ropar. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the entire case rested on documentary evidence and hence, the Criminal Misc. No.M- 37046 of 2010 (O&M) -2- petitioner was entitled to be released on anticipatory bail. In fact, the tampering had been done by somebody else to falsely involve the petitioner in this case. In support of his arguments, learned counsel has placed reliance on Jagjit Kaur vs. State of Haryana, 1998 (4) RCR (Criminal) 538 After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the opinion that no ground for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is made out. The allegations levelled against the petitioner are serious in nature. The petitioner has forged the bail order passed by the Court. The date and even the contents of the bail order had been changed to depict that the petitioner had been released on bail on 10.12.2007, whereas, the order had, in fact, been passed on 22.12.2007. The judgment relied upon by the learned counsel for the petitioner fails to advance the case of the petitioner as it is based on different facts. The petitioner might be required for custodial interrogation. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE December 17, 2010 anita