CRM-M-25831 of 2011 - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-25831 of 2011 Date of Decision:14.10.2011 Ranjit Singh Suri . . .Petitioner Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Ms.Sushma Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.A.S. Rai, DAG, Punjab. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (ORAL) This is a petition for bail pending trial in a case registered vide FIR No.115 dated 01.05.2010 under Sections 420/120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) read with Section 24 of Immigration Act at Police Station Shimlapuri, Ludhiana. The FIR is registered by one Gurpreet Singh Dhaliwal, who alleged to have given `10 lacs whereas one Gurjit Singh allegedly gave `3.5 lacs to Jyoti Aggarwal and Ajay Arora for sending them to Canada. The petitioner is allegedly a permanent resident of Canada had only introduced the complainant to the said Jyoti Aggarwal and Ajay Arora. It is contended that Ajay Arora is on bail whereas Jyoti Aggarwal is absconding. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 12.12.2010, the challan has already been presented and the petitioner is neither a previous convict nor any other case is pending against him. He is ready to surrender his passport and would cooperate with the trial, if released on bail. CRM-M-25831 of 2011 - 2 - Learned counsel for the respondent has submitted that the petitioner was the introducer on whose behalf the complainant had given money to those two other co-accused, who have not accounted for the money nor complainants have been sent to Canada. He, however, alleges that the money was not given directly to the petitioner. After hearing learned counsel for the parties but without making any observations on the merits, the present petition is allowed. Petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing two local heavy sureties to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court and would also surrender his passport to the Court, if already not surrendered. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) OCTOBER 14, 2011 JUDGE Vivek