Criminal Misc.-M No. 18708 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 18708 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 21.11.2011 Lakhmir Singh alias Lakha .. Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Maharaj Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Subhash Godara, Addl. Advocate General, Haryana. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of bail pending trial to the petitioner in FIR No. 99 dated 6.2.2011, registered under Sections 379, 411, 420, 468, 467 and 120-B IPC, Police Station, Civil Lines, Karnal. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 6.2.2011. The case is triable by the Magistrate, which may take long time. He further submitted that FIR No. 100 dated 4.10.2010, which was stated to be pending against the petitioner at Police Station PAU, Ludhiana is in fact against unknown person and the petitioner is not accused in that FIR. Learned counsel for the State did not dispute the aforesaid fact that in FIR No. 100 dated 4.10.2010, the petitioner is not an accused. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 6.2.2011 and the case is triable by the Magistrate, which may take time, the petitioner deserves concession of bail pending trial. He is directed to be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Criminal Misc.-M No. 18708 of 2011 [2] Magistrate, Karnal. A perusal of the order passed by this court on 17.8.2011 shows that ASI-Ishwar Singh had furnished wrong information in this court regarding another case bearing FIR No. 100 dated 4.10.2010 pending against the petitioner at Police Station PAU, Ludhiana, on account of which hearing of the case had to be adjourned. Today, it is stated by learned counsel for the State, on instructions from SI Ramesh Chander, that ASI-Ishwar Singh, who had furnished that information, has not come today and on verification, it was found that the information was wrong. Considering that mis-statement was made by ASI-Ishwar Singh before this court on 17.8.2011, he is burdened with costs of ` 5,000/-, which shall be deposited by him with District Legal Services Committee, Karnal, within a period of one month. The State will not re-imburse the costs to ASI-Ishwar Singh. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 21.11.2011 mk