In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-6780 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.5.2009 Raj Renu Sharma ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Devinder Bir Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed by Raj Renu Sharma under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 03 dated 5.1.2009, under Sections 406, 420, and 467, 468, 471 and 120-B (added later on) of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC' for short) and under Section 10 of Immigration Act, registered at Police Station Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur. The allegations against the petitioner and her co-accused are that they took money from the complainants Bhupinder Singh and Joginder Singh for sending them abroad. The visas, however, were found to be fake. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the Criminal Misc. No.M-6780 of 2009 (O&M) -2- petitioner has been involved in this case merely because she was the wife of Raj Vijay Sharma (co-accused). The petitioner is in custody since 10.2.2009. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed this petition. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 10.2.2009; challan has already been presented in the Court and the conclusion of trial will take time, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. (SABINA) JUDGE May 11, 2009 anita