Gurnam Singh v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc.M-9200 of 2015 Date of Decision: 24.3.2015 Gurnam Singh .....Petitioner Vs.

State of Punjab .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESHWAR SINGH MALIK Present : Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioner.

**** RAMESHWAR SINGH MALIK J. (ORAL) Petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in FIR No. 133 dated 30.11.2013 under Sections 420/120-B IPC and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, registered at Police Station City Behrampur, District Gurdaspur.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there was an inordinate and unexplained delay in registration of FIR. He further submits that, as a matter of fact, complainant-Sandip Kumar took an amount of `50,000/- for getting the loan from the bank sanctioned in favour of the petitioner. He concluded by submitting that the impugned FIR was got registered by the complainant only to absolve himself from the abovesaid financial liability and also to pressurise the petitioner. He prays for allowing the present petition. AMIT KUMAR 2015.03.25 14:47 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

Crl. Misc.M-9200 of 2015 Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and after careful perusal of the record of the case, this Court is of the considered opinion that present one is not a fit case for extending the concession of anticipatory bail.

It is so said, because petitioner is the only accused. Allegations levelled against the petitioner are direct and specific. Under the given fact situation of the present case, custodial interrogation of the petitioner would be a compulsive necessity of the investigating agency, so as to conduct an effective investigation. In view of the above, no case for anticipatory bail is made out.

Resultantly, present petition stands dismissed. (RAMESHWAR SINGH MALIK) JUDGE 24.3.2015 Ak Sharma AMIT KUMAR 2015.03.25 14:47 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document