CRM No. M-14939 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-14939 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.11.2009 Prem Singh ...Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. H.R. Nohria, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate, for the complainant. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC at Police Station Bhadaur, District Barnala, vide FIR No.23 dated 31st March, 2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner is ready to furnish adequate security qua the amount allegedly embezzled. According to the counsel, the petitioner has been in custody for almost 19 months and trial of the case is still at its initial stage. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. He, however, submits that in case the petitioner is enlarged on bail, it should be subject to heavy surety in order to ensure that the CRM No. M-14939 of 2009 2 amount allegedly embezzled is secured. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner and the fact that the petitioner is ready to furnish adequate security, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial as the trial may take long time to conclude. So, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Barnala. This will subject to the petitioner's furnishing adequate security in lieu of the amount allegedly embezzled, as already undertaken by him/his wife in Crl. Misc. No.53365 of 2009 and affidavit, Annexure P-1, attached with the Criminal Miscellaneous. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE November 12, 2009 'rajpal'