Crl. Misc. No. M-32873 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-32873 of 2011 Date of Decision : December 06, 2011 Bimla @ Surjit Kaur .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. H. S. Batth, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R. S. Rawat, AAG, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : By this common order, I am disposing of two bail petitions i.e. Crl. Misc. No. M-32873 of 2011 filed by accused Bimla @ Surjit Kaur and Crl. Misc. No. M-34148 of 2011 filed by accused Rajesh Kumar @ Raju – both seeking bail in case FIR No.130 dated 11.10.2011, under Sections 420, 406, 465, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code (in short – IPC), registered at Police Station City Phagwara, District Kapurthala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the Crl. Misc. No. M-32873 of 2011 2 case file. Prosecution version is that deceased Kulwant Kaur NRI was issueless and was living in United Kingdom, where she was being served by one Ashok Kumar, who is also NRI. Accordingly, the deceased executed Will in favour of Ashok Kumar. However, accused petitioner Bimla @ Surjit Kaur, who is sister of the deceased, has forged a Will of the deceased in which Bimla @ Surjit Kaur is one of the beneficiaries, whereas petitioner Rajesh Kumar @ Raju is one of the witnesses. Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Harjit Singh, stated that both the petitioners are in custody since 11.10.2011 i.e. for almost two months. It is also stated that petitioner Bimla @ Surjit Kaur is aged 66 years. Signatures of the deceased on the Will in favour of Ashok Kumar have not yet been got compared from Handwriting Expert. The case is triable by Magistrate. Investigation and trial is likely to take time. Keeping in view the aforesaid, but without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case, both the bail petitions i.e. Crl. Misc. No. M-32873 of 2011 filed by accused Bimla @ Surjit Kaur and Crl. Misc. No. M-34148 of 2011 filed by accused Rajesh Kumar @ Raju are allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Kapurthala. December 06, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE