Cr.M.P. (M) No. 1279 of 2008. 11-12-2008: Present: Mr. Mohan Singh, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General for the respondent-State. The petitioner was arrested on 29-8-2008 in F.I.R. No. 306 of 2008 dated 29.8.2008 under Section 420, 465, 465, 467, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code registered in Police Station, Paonta Sahib. His application for bail was rejected earlier on 23.10.2008.on the ground that the matter was under investigation. Now the challan has been presented in the Court and the present application has been moved for seeking his bail. Report has been filed and matter considered. According to learned Deputy Advocate General, the specimen signatures of the accused petitioner are required as per letter dated 21.10.2008 received from the Forensic Science Laboratory but the record reveals that till now no steps have been taken so far to get his specimen signatures. In brief, the allegations against the petitioner are that he had taken various loans from the State Cooperative Bank, Paonta Sahib in his own name and also under the assumed names showing him to the employee of H.P. State Electricity Board. He forged the signatures of Drawing & Disbursing Officer, Account Opening Cards and Identity Cards. He was assisted by one Ravinder Kumar Dhiman in this illegal design and he was also allegedly paid handsome amount. It is also alleged that the petitioner herein pretended himself to be Harnam Singh, Jeet Ram, Darshan Singh and Rajbir whereas no such person was found employed in the Electricity Department. The Bank is alleged to have been cheated by hatching conspiracy by the petitioner and his co-accused. In two cases, the loan amount has been reimbursed by him. The petitioner is a local resident of Paonta Sahib. No more recoveries are to be effected from him. The challan in this case is already filed in the Court. Therefore, in the changed circumstances, in my considered opinion, he can be enlarged on bail on suitable conditions. Accordingly, it is ordered that the petitioner be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of rupees 20,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, (Court No.1 ) Paonta Sahib. This bail shall be subject to further condition that the petitioner shall :- i) not tamper with the prosecution evidence in any manner; ii) present himself in the Court as and when required so to do; iii) not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing the truth to the Investigating Officer or to the Court. Needless to say that the petitioner shall not flout any of the conditions aforesaid and if he does, the liberty of the bail shall be cancelled. The application stands disposed of. A copy of this order be sent to the court of learned Judicial Magistrate Paonta Sahib for information and necessary action at his end. (Surinder Singh), Judge. December 11, 2008. (bm)