Crl. Misc. No. M-31296 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-31296 of 2011 Date of Decision : December 20, 2011 Surinder Pal .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Ms. B. P. K. Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R. S. Rawat, AAG, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Accused Surinder Pal has filed this petition for regular bail in case FIR No.37 dated 11.06.2011, under Sections 489-A, 489-B, 489-C and 489-D of the Indian Penal Code (in short – IPC), registered at Police Station Mukandpur, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawan Shahar). I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner was apprehended on the basis of secret information and counterfeit currency Crl. Misc. No. M-31296 of 2011 2 notes worth Rs.2,00,000/- were recovered from him and pursuant to his disclosure statement, more counterfeit currency notes valuing Rs.3,50,000/- were recovered from him along with Computer, Scanner, Monitor etc. Perusal of the Sessions Court's order reveals that the petitioner also faced trial in two other similar cases of the year 2001 and 2002. Counsel for the petitioner fairly conceded that the petitioner stands convicted in those two cases. Keeping in view the aforesaid, the petitioner cannot be extended concession of bail in this case. Counterfeit notes currency notes are damaging the economy of the country and also causing loss to unsuspecting individuals, who are given the counterfeit notes as genuine ones. In the instant case, huge amount of counterfeit currency notes was recovered from the petitioner along with equipment for preparing the same. He already stands convicted in two other cases of similar nature. Without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case, the instant bail petition is dismissed. December 20, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE