IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 13144 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: July 4, 2011. Charanjit Singh @Suraj ...... PETITIONER(s) Versus State of Punjab. ...... RESPONDENT (s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr. J.B.S.Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.S.Gill, D.A.G., Punjab. ***** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) This is an application for regular bail filed under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure in FIR No.170 dated 27.07.2005 under Sections 406/420/465/468/471 IPC read with Section 10 of Immigration Act, 1983, registered at Police Station Shahkot District Jalandhar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and gone through the record. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner that charge framed against petitioner and co-accused is that they induced CRM No.M-13144 of 2011 complainant Surinder Singh to pay an amount of `3,00,000/- for sending the son of complainant abroad and however, neither he was sent abroad nor his money has been returned. He has further contended that on the similar allegations co-accused have already been released on bail and however, bail was denied to the present petitioner-accused as earlier he was declared proclaimed offender. He was arrested on 14.11.2009 and he has been continuing in custody for the last more than one and half years. It is further contended that case is triable by magistrate and that the same is not likely to be concluded in near future as the case is still at the stage of evidence of prosecution. These facts have not been disputed by learned counsel for the State. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. Hence, keeping in view these facts and without expressing any opinion on merits, the instant application for regular bail filed on behalf of Charanjit Singh is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of CJM/trial Court, Jalandhar. ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) July 4, 2011. JUDGE 'om' 2