Crl.Misc. No.M-16692 of 2011. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc. No.M-16692 of 2011. Date of decision: September 07, 2011. Hitesh Kumar .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab. .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI PRESENT Mr.J.S.Bains, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Arshvinder Singh, Addl. A.G., Punjab. M.M.S.BEDI, J (ORAL). Petitioner along with others was allegedly making preparations to commit dacoity in State Bank of India, Model Town Branch, Patiala, as per the FIR registered on the basis of secret information. The FIR was registered on 11.10.2009, but the petitioner was not arrested from the spot. The petitioner, however, was arrested on 17.10.2009. It appears that on the basis of disclosure statement under Section 27 of the Evidence Act, pistol was recovered. Besides this, a sum of ` 5 lacs was also recovered . Counsel for the petitioner, on asking of the Court, has clarified that the mother of the petitioner had sold a house on 12.10.2009, after the registration of the FIR in the present case and that the petitioner was arrested on 17.10.2009. The money belonging to the mother of the petitioner has been shown as case property in . . . 1 Crl.Misc. No.M-16692 of 2011. the present case. Taking into consideration, the fact that two co- accused of the petitioner have already been granted the concession of bail and petitioner has been in custody approximately for the last about two years; all the eye witnesses being official witnesses minimising the probability of tampering with the evidence, the petitioner can be granted the concession of bail. The petition is allowed. Petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE September 07, 2011. rka . . . 2