Crl. Misc. No.M-19712 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-19712 of 2011 Date of Decision: 12.09.2011 Varinder Kumar Puri ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI Present: Mr. Naveen Batra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. Mr. J.B.S. Gill, Advocate, for the complainant. M.M.S. BEDI, J. Petitioner is above 70 years of age and he is alleged to have committed breach of promise to the complainant Pankaj Kumar and his companion to sent them to Italy for which he had received money from them. Counsel for the complainant has intervened to oppose the application for bail on the ground that the petitioner has executed an agreement to return the amount received by him on 12.10.2010. I have heard counsel for the complainant and gone through the alleged compromise. Civil suit has been filed by the petitioner for injunction that the blank papers got signed from him in police custody be not used against him for any liability. I have also seen the other agreements produced by the counsel for the complainant dated 12.10.2010. The said agreements indicate that the complainants would be entitled to recover the amount along with interest in case amount received by the petitioner is not returned. Crl. Misc. No.M-19712 of 2011 -2- Interestingly the amount is not mentioned in all the agreements. Taking into consideration the age of the petitioner and the nature of the vague allegations against the petitioner, taking into consideration the period of detention suffered by the petitioner w.e.f. 06.05.2011, he can be granted the concession of bail. 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. Nothing mentioned in the order will effect any civil litigation pending between the parties. (M.M.S. BEDI) 12.09.2011 JUDGE manju