Crl.M.No.M-26360 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 1. Crl.M.No.M-26360 of 2010 (O&M) Parmodh Kumar Bhalla ....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Haryana 2. Crl.M.No.M-27685 of 2010 (O&M) Shambhu Nath .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent Date of decision:November 10, 2010 CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.H.S.Dhindsa, Advocate for the petitioner in Crl.M.No.M-26360 of 2010. Mr.Rahul Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner in Crl.M.No.M-27685 of 2010. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.A.G., Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) This order will dispose of both the aforementioned petitions bearing Crl.M.Nos.M-26360 and 27685 of 2010, filed by petitioners respectively, under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to them in case FIR No.213, dated 5.9.2009, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC and Section 201 (added later on), registered at Police Station Division No.5, Ludhiana. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioners- accused that petitioner-Parmodh Kumar Bhalla has been continuing in custody since 2.6.2010 and petitioner-Shambhu Nath has been continuing in custody since 12.6.2010. Further contends that though investigation has Crl.M.No.M-26360 of 2010 (O&M) -2- already been completed and challan has already been filed and however, trial is not likely to be concluded in near future as even charge has not been framed. Further contends that case is based upon documents and most of the witnesses are also government officials. He also contended that the case is triable by Magistrate. Further contends that on similar facts, co-accused Charanjit Singh @ Sweety and Ravinder Pal Singh have already been admitted to bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Crl.M.No.M-18363 of 2010 and 22913 of 2010 respectively and the case of present petitioner is on similar footings. These facts have not been disputed by learned State counsel. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioners are likely to abscond or that they are likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, both the petitions filed by petitioners- Parmodh Kumar Bhalla and Shambhu Nath for grant of regular bail are accepted. Bail to the satisfaction of CJM/Duty Magistrate, Ludhiana. 10.11.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge