IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-27622 of 2010 Date of decision : 7.10.2010 Jaspal Singh …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….. Respondent Present : Mr. Rajiv Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. VPS Sidhu, AAG, Punjab. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him on 10.8.2010 for the offences under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC. The FIR in the case has been registered on the basis of a secret information received by Vijay Kumar, Sub Inspector. The police party headed by SI Vijay Kumar were on patrol duty and had reached Basti Sheikh Chowk, Jalandhar City. A secret information was received that the petitioner prepares fake driving licences, duplicate death and birth certificates, fake certificates of the Punjab School Education Board and other material like International Driving Licences with computer and he puts fake stamps and forges signatures. Thereby he cheats the people by misrepresentation. The petitioner had opened a shop in the name of Khalsa Communication and Gift Centre in Basti Sheikh, Jalandhar. After getting prepared the stamps of District Transport Officer and other officers, he prepares fake documents. If a raid was conducted then fake registration certificates, fake international driving permits, fake birth and Crl. Misc. No. M-27622 of 2010 [2] death certificates, fake Punjab School Education Board certificates and fake stamps may be recovered. The information was found credible and a memo was sent to the SHO, Police Station Division No.5 for registration of FIR. On a raid that was conducted, recoveries were effected. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the recoveries are fake and have been planted for the reason that the brother of the petitioner had submitted an application against some police officer who was suspended from service. Therefore, police is inimical to him. Besides, none of the documents which are alleged to have been recovered are of valuable security and therefore, the offence under Section 467 IPC in any case is not made out. In response, learned State counsel has submitted that the serious allegations are there against the petitioner and the recoveries which have been effected from the petitioner, prove the same. After giving my thoughtful consideration to the matter, it may be noticed that the prosecution is to prove and establish its case by leading evidence. The case is triable by the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class. The trial in the case is likely to take time. The petitioner is in custody since 10.8.2010. Therefore, his further incarceration is not necessary. In the circumstances, the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned trial Magistrate shall be admitted to bail. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE October 7, 2010 amit