Cr.Misc. M 10187 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.Misc. M 10187 of 2011 Date of decision: 4.8.2011 Jaspal Singh Bhambra petitioner vs State of Punjab respondent Present:- Mr. SS Majithia, Advocate. Mr. Kirat Singh, DAG, Pb M.M.S.BEDI, J. The petitioner seeks the concession of regular bail in a case, which was registered at the instance of complainant Balwinder Kaur alleging that she has a joint account with her husband in PNB , Ladowal Road, Jalandhar and another joint account with her father-in-law at PNB, Nurmahal. The petitioner is alleged to have withdrawn money from the account of the complainant and misappropriated the same. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, it appears that the complainant also held a joint account with the petitioner. The allegation against him is that he had fraudulently got Rs.23 lacs of complainant transferred in his account, besides another Rs.14 lacs transferred in another account with an intention to misappropriate the same. The contention of the counsel for the petitioner is that as a matter of fact the amount having been withdrawn by the petitioner, stands handed over to the husband of the complainant or the sister-in-law of the complainant. To this effect reliance has been placed on an affidavit of Surjit Singh, husband Cr.Misc. M 10187 of 2011 2 of the complainant. Challan has already been presented. All the requisite documents have already been taken into possession by the police. The petitioner has been in custody w.e.f. 17.1.2011. Trial is likely to take a long time. No useful purpose will be served by keeping the petitioner in jail during the entire period of trial. The petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.1 lac with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court. The petitioner will not leave India without the permission of the court and will surrender his passport, if any, held by him. In case he does not hold any passport, he will furnish an affidavit to this effect before the trial court. August 4 , 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE