JUDGMENT

Jasjit Singh Bedi, J. - By virtue of this common order, this Court proposes to dispose of two petitions bearing CRM-M-45181-2022 titled as Gurcharan Singh @ Gurchand Singh @ Chand Versus State of Punjab and CRM-M-44027-2022 titled as Gurpreet Singh Versus State of Punjab as the same are arising out of the same FIR.

2. The prayer in the present petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for the grant of anticipatory bail in case bearing FIR No.145 dated 04.09.2022 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 419, 342, 392 of the IPC and Sections 25/27 of Arms Act and (Sections 395, 170, 171, 411 and 492 of the IPC added later on) with Police Station Sadar Khanna.

3. The brief facts of the case are that Sajjan Singh son of Mukhtiar Singh stated that his son had obtained a Panchayati divorce from his wife Manpreet Kaur. As per the divorce, Rs.9 lakhs settlement was to be paid to Manpreet Kaur. A cheque of Rs.3 lakhs had been given to her and Rs.6 lakhs remained to be paid. He had sold some land for about Rs.2 crores and had received a sum of Rs.40 lakhs in cash out of which Rs.25 lakhs was lying at his home whereas the remaining amount had been spent on household expenses. On 04.09.2022