In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-875 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:27.3.2009 Gurmukh Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Yashwinder Paul Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A.S. Jattana, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 IPC registered at Police Station Sadar, Kapurthala. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Palvinder Singh. It has been alleged by the complainant that he entered into an agreement dated 10.10.2006 with the petitioner for purchasing 12 acres of land as detailed in the FIR situated in Village Kot Karar Khan, District Kapurthala. The complainant paid Rs.5 Lacs in the presence of Joginder Pal and Ajmer Singh. When the complainant went to inquire about the ownership from the Patwari, it transpired that the petitioner had given forged Farad and maps. A panchayat of the village gathered and the petitioner admitted that he will return the money back after getting a loan passed. The petitioner has taken a further amount of Rs.10,000/- on Cr. Misc. No.M-875/2009 [2] 6.10.2007 for getting loan passed. On these allegations the FIR was registered against the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 7.11.2008. His further custody is not required. The challan in the case has been filed. The case itself is triable by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class. The trial in the case is likely to take time. The prosecution is to establish its case on the basis of evidence and material. In the circumstances, the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the trial Magistrate shall be admitted to bail. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. March 27, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*