IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-13015 of 2009 Date of decision : July 14, 2009 Mukul Jain ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. NS Panwar, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Sidharth Sarup, AAG Haryana L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Mukul Jain has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 175 dated 4.8.2006 under sections 406, 420, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Kundali, Sonepat. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner and his wife Renu Jain, after fabricating a sale deed on the basis of forged certificate of abadi deh land, obtained loan of Rs 27 lacs from the complainant-bank. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is in custody since 5.8.2006 i.e. for the last almost three years and the case is triable by the Magistrate and the prosecution evidence has not yet been concluded. Criminal Misc. No. M-13015 of 2009 -2- Learned State counsel after seeking instructions from ASI Virender Kumar does not dispute the aforesaid factual position. However, it is contended by learned State counsel that another FIR No. 16 dated 18.1.2004 stands registered against the petitioner in Police Station Alipur, Delhi for obtaining loan from bank by making his land-lady to stand guarantor without disclosing the same to her. However, learned State counsel is unable to state the amount of loan involved in that case. Keeping in view all the circumstances, particularly keeping in view the custody period of the petitioner and the case being triable by the Magistrate, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Sonepat. The petitioner shall furnish personal bond of Rs 5 lacs with two sureties of like amount each and at least one surety shall be from district Sonepat. ( L.N. Mittal ) July 14, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'