IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-22793 of 2010 Date of decision: 6.9.2010 PHC Roor Singh and another …. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ….. Respondent Present : Mr. P.S. Sullar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. VPS Sidhu, AAG, Punjab. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. Both the petitioners are working as Naib Courts. PHC Roor Singh (petitioner No.1) is posted at Police Station Kotli Surat Malhi. PHC Lakhwinder Singh (petitioner No.2) is posted at Police Station Sri Hargobindpur. The allegations against the petitioners are that they had furnished false character verification reports of various persons relating to their respective Police Stations. The persons as mentioned in the FIR had applied for verification of their character in the office of SSP, Batala. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners had furnished forged character verification reports. The allegations against the petitioners are to be proved and established during trial. The trial in the case is likely to take time. The petitioners are in custody since the date of registration of FIR i.e. 19.6.2010. Their Crl. Misc. No. M-22793 of 2010 [2] custody is no longer required for the purposes of investigation. In the facts and circumstances, the Crl. Misc. petition is allowed and the petitioners on their furnishing personal bonds and surety each to the satisfaction of the learned trial Magistrate shall be admitted to bail. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE September 6, 2010 amit