MOHAMMAD MUSAD Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned counsel for the parties. This anticipatory bail application has been filed by the accused petitioner in a Criminal Case arising out of FIR No.940/2008, registered at Police Station Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur City (South) for the offence under Section 420, 406, 467, 468, 471, 473 and 120-B IPC.

(2.) The prosecution case is that the complainant Naeem Sarwar was told by the accused Mohammad Musad Gauri and Zubeda Musad Gauri that property dealing is a good business in India. The complainant Naeem Sarwar is working in Kuwait. Further, the case of the prosecution is that the complainant had got transferred an amount of Rs.35,00,000/- in the account of the accused Mohammad Musad Gauri on 24.04.2005 and then in the year 2006, an amount of Rs.20,00,000/- was also given to him, from time to time. The accusation against the petitioner is that from the aforesaid amount, he had purchased a land in Jagdamba Colony and got flats constructed. Later on, the complainant came to know that the accused got the said flats transferred in his name and then sold them out. It is also the case of the prosecution that Plot No.12, situation in Rajendra Nagar, Sirsi Road, Khatipura, Jaipur was got transferred to the complainant on 13.04.2007 in the capacity of power of attorney holder. The complainant has alleged that the accused/petitioner got a forged power of attorney dated 16.06.2008 prepared and the said plot at Rajendra Nagar was transferred on 03.07.2008 by him, in conspiracy with Mohammad Rafiq Khan and Bhura.

(3.) After lodging of the aforesaid report, the police came in action and started investigation in the matter. Earlier, the co-accused Smt. Zubeda Musad Gauri, wife of the present petitioner, approached the High Court for grant of anticipatory bail (7803/2009) but the same was dismissed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 28.10.2009. From the record of the learned Public Prosecutor, it is revealed that on completion of investigation in the instant case, the police filed challan against the petitioner under Section 299 Cr.P.C. Now in the year 2012, the petitioner approached the Sessions Judge by filing an application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. The said application was dismissed by Additional District Judge No.5, Jaipur Metropolitan, Jaipur by the impugned order dated 07.02.2012. Hence, the present bail application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. has been filed before the High Court.