JUDGMENT

Santosh Hegde, J.-Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Leave granted.

2. These appeals are filed against the two orders made by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, one in Crl.Misc.No. 52419-M of 2001 dated 29th of April, 2003 and the other in Crl.Misc.No. 19431 of 2003 in Crl.Misc.No. 52419-M of 2001 dated 8th of May, 2003 by which orders the High Court directed the amount deposited with the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hoshiarpur by one Nanak Chand be paid over to the respondents-complainants herein.

3. Brief facts necessary for the disposal of these appeals are as follows:

A criminal complaint of cheating and conspiracy under Section 420 read with Section 120-B IPC was filed by Dharamvir Singh, Amrik Singh and Satish Kumar against the appellants herein and one Nanak Chand, the father of the first appellant herein, alleging that they received a sum of Rs. 6,22,000/- as a consideration for sending the complainants abroad and by such collection of amount the above-named accused have committed the above said offence.

4. On coming to know of the filing of complaint, Nanak Chand apprehending his arrest filed an application for grant of anticipatory bail in the said p