IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-10180 of 2008 Date of decision:- 27.5.2008 Chander Parkash ...Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sameer Sachdeva, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A.S. Brar, DAG, Punjab. RAJESH BINDAL J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations in the FIR against the petitioner are that he had taken a sum of Rs. 1,25,000/- from Davinder Kapoor on account of helping him in a case against his brother Puran Parkash who was found to be in possession of stolen jewellery. The alleged occurrence took place on 4.2.2008, FIR against Puran Parkash had already been registered at Police Station city, Panchkula on 18.1.2008. For the alleged complaint filed by Davinder Kapoor on 4.2.2008 the FIR was registered on 3.3.2008. Out of the alleged amount of Rs. 1,25,000/- paid to the petitioner, a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- has already been recovered back. The petitioner is in custody since 4.2.2008. Learned counsel for the State submits that the allegations against the petitioner in the FIR are serious. He had taken money for helping the accused in a case registered against his brother. Be that as it may, without recording any finding on the merits of the controversy, the present petition is disposed of with a direction that Criminal Misc. No. M-10180 of 2008 -2- pending trial, the petitioner shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Ludhiana. The petition is disposed of. May 27, 2008 (RAJESH BINDAL) ritu-II JUDGE