Crl. Misc. No. M-32925 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-32925 of 2011 Date of Decision : 19th December, 2011 Gurdit Singh .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Vivek Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J. S. Brar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : By this common order, I am disposing of two cases i.e. Crl. Misc. No.M-32925 of 2011 filed by Gurdit Singh and Crl. Misc. No.M- 33494 of 2011 filed by Baldev Singh, both seeking regular bail in case FIR No.23 dated 30.04.2010 under Sections 182, 193, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Sadiq, District Faridkot. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Gurdit Singh petitioner earlier lodged FIR No.60 dated 09.09.09 (Annexure P-1) alleging that Ram Singh has furnished forged and fabricated documents for obtaining electricity connection in the name of his son Kewal Singh. Now it is alleged that petitioner Baldev Singh gave false Crl. Misc. No. M-32925 of 2011 -2- affidavit regarding partition of joint land for releasing electricity connection in favour of his brother Kewal Singh. Similar affidavit of Gurdit Singh petitioner is also alleged to have been submitted, as stated by State counsel on instructions from SI Ram Sarup. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioner Gurdit Singh is in custody since 12.10.2011 i.e. for more than two months and petitioner Baldev Singh is in custody since 08.09.2011 i.e. for more than three months, as also admitted by State counsel after seeking instructions. None of the petitioner is beneficiary of the electricity connection. On the other hand, Gurdit Singh petitioner had lodged FIR against Ram Singh father of Kewal Singh regarding forged documents submitted for obtaining the electricity connection. It is contended that instant FIR has been registered to save Kewal Singh and Hardev Singh in FIR No.60 mentioned above because Hardev Singh was constable in the police and now promoted as Head Constable. In view of the aforesaid, without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the cases, both the petitions are allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Faridkot. 19th December, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) 'raj' JUDGE