Crl. Misc. No. M-12340 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-12340 of 2010 Date of Decision: July 21, 2010 Savinder Kaur …..Petitioner Vs. State (U.T. Chandigarh) …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr. S.K. Vohra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. G.S. Chahal, Advocate for U.T. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) The petitioner seeks the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case of recovery of counterfeit currency from her. The name of the petitioner is not mentioned in the FIR which was recorded on the basis of a secret information. During the course of investigation, co-accused of the petitioner-Yudhvir Singh made a disclosure statement on July 31, 2009 to the effect that the petitioner was also involved in the case. The petitioner Crl. Misc. No. M-12340 of 2010 [2] was allegedly found in possession of fake currency notes worth Rs.4.26 lacs. Counsel for the State has argued that the petitioner had made a disclosure statement to the effect that a sum of Rs.26000/-in fake currency notes had been concealed by her in Industrial Area Phase 2 under Railway bridge. On the basis of the disclosure statement made by her, she got recovered the said amount under Section 27 of the Evidence Act. I have heard counsel for the petitioner as well as counsel for the respondent and gone through the record. The petitioner is a lady and it will be debatable during the course of trial whether it is a case of mere possession of forged and counterfeit currency notes punishable under Section 489 C or the petitioner is responsible for using the same or counterfeiting the currency notes, committed an act punishable under Section 489 B and 489 A IPC. Co-accused of the petitioner have already been granted the concession of bail. Taking into consideration the period of detention suffered by the petitioner, the petition is allowed. Petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on her furnishing bail bonds for a sum of Rs.1 lac with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court subject to an additional condition that the petitioner will not commit the similar offence during the pendency of the trial. July 21, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE Crl. Misc. No. M-12340 of 2010 [3]