In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M- 9634 of 2009(O&M) Date of Decision:May 26, 2009 Swaranjit Singh @ Seti ---Petitioner versus State of Punjab ---Respondent Coram: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA *** Present: Mr. Vinod Bhardwaj,Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG,Punjab *** SABINA, J. Swaranjit Singh @ Seti-petitioner has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (herein after referred to as 'Cr.P.C.)seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No. 380 dated 10.12.2007 under Sections 420/467/468/471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that no specific allegation has been levelled against the petitioner in the FIR. As per the FIR, complainant has averred that certain persons had colluded with each other and on 22.1.2007 impersonated him and mortgaged the property for obtaining loan from the bank. Crl. Misc. No. M- 9634 of 2009(O&M) -2- Learned State counsel has submitted that the petitioner was declared a Proclaimed Offender vide order dated 9.4.2008. challan with regard to the co-accused of the petitioner was presented in the court but since the petitioner had been declared a Proclaimed Offender, challan qua him was not presented. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has been declared a Proclaimed Offender, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE May 26, 2009 PARAMJIT