In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M-319 of 2009 Date of Decision:February 10, 2009 Harmesh Singh alias Mesha and another ---Petitioners versus State of Punjab ---Respondent Coram: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA *** Present: Mr. R.S.Aulakh,Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab *** SABINA, J. Petitioner Harmesh Singh alias Mesha and another has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as 'Cr.P.C.') for grant of regular bail in FIR No. 237 dated 7.11.2008 under Sections 489A, 489B, 489C, 420 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station, Zira, District Ferozepur. As per the prosecution case, petitioners were found in possession of 12 fake currency notes of denomination of Rs. 100/- each. Petitioner No. 1-Harmesh Singh alias Mesha was found in possession of 8 fake currency notes and petitioner No. 2 Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukha was found in possession of 4 fake currency notes. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that Crl. Misc. No. M-319 of 2009 -2- petitioners were in custody since 7.11.2008. Challan in this case has not been presented so far. Learned State counsel on the other hand, has opposed the bail application. The fact whether the fake currency notes recovered from the petitioners were to be used by them as genuine would more appropriately be gone into and considered during trial. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioners are in custody since 7.11.2008 and challan is yet to be presented, this petition is allowed. Petitioners be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ferozepur. (SABINA) JUDGE February 10, 2009 PARAMJIT