PAVITTAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER Pavittar Singh seeks the concession of pre -arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Ravinder Kaur Gill wife of Harbans Singh. She has levelled allegations against Paramjit Singh, Amrik Singh, Jagsir Singh, Jagroop Singh and the petitioner for having played fraud wither after the death of her husband Harbans Singh who was the actual owner of a plot measuring 887 sq. yards. As per her allegations, the accused had got forged a sale deed in favour of non -petitioner Paramjit Singh purporting to have been signed by complainant's deceased husband Harbans Singh but the same could not be registered and the property could not be mutated. Thereafter the plot of Harbans Singh was got mutated in the name of her daughters. A forged power of attorney purported to have been given in favour of petitioner by complainant's daughter Jasvir Kaur and Manjit Kaur. On the basis of said fake power of attorney by producing two other ladies who personated as daughters of complainant before Sub Registrar, Dera Bassi, the property was sold by the petitioner in favour of Amrik Singh and Jagsir Singh etc. who further entered into an agreement of sale regarding the said property in favour of Sat Pal Sharma and Baldev Singh. After the property was purchased by Amrik Singh and Jagsir Singh, a power of attorney was got executed in favour of Paramjit Singh, co -accused on the same day.

(2.) COUNSEL for the petitioner has vehemently contended that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case on account of the fraud played by Paramjit Singh, his co -accused. It is claimed that the petitioner came in contact with Paramjit Singh and his brother Rana Ranjit Singh as. 32 bore revolver was got transferred to the petitioner by said Paramjit Singh and Rana Ranjit Singh. The petitioner has lodged an FIR against Paramjit Singh and Rana Ranjit Singh for playing fraud with him for selling him a fake revolver. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner came in contact with Paramjit Singh only in concern with the transaction of the revolver. It was Paramjit Singh who had got the power of attorney of Jasvir Kaur and Manjit Kaur daughters of complainant Ravinder Kaur executed in his favour. It is claimed that the petitioner never knew that Jasvir Kaur and Manjit Kaur had already died. Whatever action was done it was as per the plan of Paramjit Singh. The petitioner did not know the mischief played by Paramjit Singh. The petitioner was introduced to Jasvir Kaur and Manjit Kaur and their mother Ravinder Kaur by none else but by Paramjit Singh. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the bonafide of the petitioner is apparent from the fact that after having misused him for the purpose on the basis of a fake power of attorney of Jasvir Kaur, Manjit Kaur and Ravinder Kaur on October 12, 2010, on the same day within few minutes, the purchaser Amrik Singh, Jagsir Singh, Jugraj Singh etc. were made to execute a power of attorney in favour of Paramjit Singh indicating that it was Paramjit Singh who played the fraud without letting the petitioner know that he was being misused.

(3.) DISMISSED .