Crl. Misc. No. M-27304 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-27304 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: February 01, 2010 Rajiv Ranjan Kumar .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana ......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. K.K. Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. DAG, Haryana. AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) This petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for bail in case FIR No. 338 of 18.10.2008 under Sections 406/420/467/468/471/120- B IPC, P.S. Urban Estate, Rohtak. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been in custody for about 8 months. Investigation qua the petitioner has already been concluded and challan has already been presented. Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from ASI Jai Kishan, states that the petitioner, in connivance with co-accused N.K. Tomar, Sr. Manager, Allahabad Bank, Anand Vihar, New Delhi, forged two solvency certificates of Rs. 20 crores and Rs. 6 crores. On the basis of these certificates, he managed to get three contracts of Rs. 100 Crl. Misc. No. M-27304 of 2009 2 crores from Haryana PWD B & R Department to be executed in PGIMS, Rohtak. There are allegations of forgery of bank guarantees also. Learned counsel, under the circumstances, states that the offence is very serious and the petitioner should not be released on bail. I have considered the rival contentions. It is not in dispute that investigation qua the petitioner has been concluded. Challan has already been filed in the Court having competent jurisdiction. Petitioner has been in custody for 8 months. In my opinion, further custody of the petitioner in a Magistrate triable case shall not serve any purpose in law particularly when entire investigation is yet to be completed as the other accused Nirdosh Kumar Tomar has not been arrested in view of an interim order passed by this Court. Supplementary challan would have to be filed. Considering the custody period of the petitioner and the fact that investigation qua him has already been concluded, this petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of CJM, Rohtak. The petitioner be released on his furnishing two local sureties of heavy amount. 01.02.2010 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE