IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-12042 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 20th May, 2009 Jaswant Singh and another … Petitioners Versus State of Haryana … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Ashit Malik, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S.S. Mor, Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioners in case FIR No. 400 dated 10.11.2008 registered at Police Station Shahbad, District Kurukshetra under Sections 406/420 IPC. On May 5, 2009, this Court had passed the following order: “Counsel has submitted that even though potatoes were sold at the behest of the petitioner No.1 being a Commission Agent, it is yet to be examined in the trial, whether the petitioners can be held liable for any penal offence or not. Petitioners are stated to be in custody since 19th March, 2009. It is stated to be a case of magisterial trial. Issue notice of motion to AG Haryana for 20th May, 2009.” Counsel for the State has submitted that out of four accused, two have been already released on bail. Criminal Misc. No. M-12042 of 2009 (O&M) It will be determined during the course of trial, whether it is a case of civil liability or otherwise. Further detention of the petitioners is not warranted. Accordingly, present petition is accepted and petitioners are ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kurukshetra. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 20, 2009 rps 2