IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.Misc. M 21995 of 2011 Date of decision: 16.9.2011 Parminder Rahul petitioner vs State of Punjab respondent Present:- Mr. BD Sharma, Advocate. Mr. Kirat Singh, DAG, Pb M.M.S.BEDI, J. The petitioner along with his wife Jaswinder Kaur, Arup Bhatachariya, Pankaj Kumar and Narinder Pal Singh had allegedly promised the complainant to send his son to Canada on work permit on receipt of a sum of Rs. 18.00 lacs, out of which Rs.15.50 lacs had been received by the accused persons. The son of the complainant was neither sent to Canada nor money was returned. None of the co- accused of the petitioner has been arrested. Narinder Pal Singh, who had allegedly taken Gurdip Singh to Chennai has been declared a proclaimed offender. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner along with Gurdip Singh had been taken to Chennai by Narinder Pal Singh and that the petitioner had also been duped by the travel agency and that the money, if any, has been deposited in the accounts of Ketan Patel and SS Sharma etc. Without expression of any opinion on merits of the case, it is sufficient to observe that the petitioner has been in custody since 18.3.2011. Challan has already been presented. No useful purpose will be served by keeping the petitioner in custody. The petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond/surety bond to the satisfaction of the trial court. September 16 , 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE