Judgment : ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT 1. Notice. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is ordered that in the event of the arrest of the petitioner, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing the personal bond of Rs.20,000 with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the investigating officer subject to the condition that he will join investigation as and when required and shall abide by the provisions of Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. IMPUGNED ORDER OF THE HIGH COURT The Judgment of the High Court was delivered by M.M.S. Bedi,J. 2. The petitioner seeks concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Sonia alleging that she had been raped by Anil, Narinder and the petitioner on 16-6-2011. 3. The counsel for the petitioner has vehemently argued that the petitioner has been falsely implicated. In support of his contention, he has placed reliance on a complaint filed by Sonia to SHO, Police Station, Panipat in writing on 17-6-2011 wherein she had levelled allegations against two boys only i.e. Anil and Narinder. The counsel submits that the name of the petitioner is not mentioned in the said information but the petitioner has been involved in the case on account of the fact that there is a dispute regarding demarcation of land between the father of the prosecutrix and the father of the petitioner. It is claimed that on 15-6-2011 demarcation of the disputed property in the village had been conducted and felling aggrieved by the said demarcation, the prosecutrix has involved the petitioner in the case of rape. 4. I have heard the counsel for the petitioner and gone through the record. The story of the prosecution for false implication on the basis of the alleged first information (Annexure P-3) cannot be delivered at this stage. In view of the fact that the statement of the prosecutrix under Section 164 CrPC has also been recorded in which the petitioner has been specifically named to have committed the offence of rape, it is premature to form an opinion that on account of land dispute the father of the prosecutrix has persuaded his daughter to level allegations of rape against the petitioner in order to settle the civil dispute. 5.
5. The arguments raised by the counsel for the petitioner may constitute good ground to seek concession of regular bail after the completion of the investigation. No extraordinary exceptional circumstances exist at this stage to grant the concession of pre-arrest bail. Dismissed.