JUDGMENT

Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. - The petitioner seeks grant of anticipatory bail in a case registered vide FIR No.01 dated 2.1.2021 under Sections 406/420/120-B IPC and Section 13 of Punjab Travel Professionals (Regulation) Act, 2014 and Section 24 of Immigration Act at Police Station City Balachaur, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.

2. The FIR in question was lodged at the instance of Amrit Singh wherein it is alleged that Sanjeev Kumar son of Surinderpal had studied with him in college and he knew him well and Sanjeev used to frequently visit him in his house. Later, he started business of sending people abroad. The complainant was also interested in going to Canada. In May, 2019 Sanjeev Kumar came to complainant's house and represented that he could send him to Canada and could arrange for a work permit which would cost him Rs. 20 lacs. The complainant informed him that his sister Sumanjeet Kaur resides in Canada and had applied for taking him to Canada but his application stands declined. Sanjeev Kumar assured the complainant that despite refusal, he could still manage to send him abroad for an amount of Rs. 20 lacs. The complainant alleged that Sanjeev Kumar assured him th