Baljinder Kaur vs State Of Punjab on 17 September, 2024
8. Though the case as set up by the petitioner is that an NOC with
regard to the shop in question had been obtained and it was the complainant
who failed to get sale deed executed by making payment of balance sale
consideration amount within the stipulated period, however, learned counsel
for the petitioner has placed on record a photocopy of NOC which is shown
to be issued in favour of the petitioner with regard to the some residential
property and not shop. As such, it is a debatable question as to whether the
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petitioner was actually ready to perform her part of the agreement or not?
For the purpose of the present petition whereby the prayer has been made by
the petitioner for extending him benefit of pre-arrest bail, it may be stated
that the well settled proposition of law is that while dealing with the
anticipatory bail petitions, the courts have to consider the gravity of the
offence and need for a fair and proper investigation. The instant case is
based on documentary evidence. The subject offences are triable by
Magistrate. It is well settled proposition that the jurisdiction of criminal
Court cannot be invoked for realisation of dues of the complainant without
trial and also that the criminal courts while exercising jurisdiction to grant
anticipatory bail, are not expected to act as a recovery agents to realise the
dues of the complainant, that too without any trial. Reference in this regard
can be made to Dilip Singh Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and another,
2021 (1) RCR (Criminal) 585 and the order dated 19.03.2021 passed by
Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to appeal (criminal) No. 1274 of
2021 title as 'Manoj Kumar Sood and another Vs. State of Jharkhand,
special leave to appeal (crl.)