In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.29788 of 2008 Date of decision: 2.3.2009 Karnail Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.H.S.Saini, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed by Karnail Singh under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 10 dated 24.1.2008, under Sections 420/406/120-B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 24 of the Emigration Act, registered at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala. The allegations against the petitioner are that a deal was settled at Rs.15,00,000/- for sending Lakhwinder Singh, son of the complainant, to Canada. A sum of Rs.6,50,000/- in all was paid to the petitioner and his co-accused by the complainant. However, Lakhwinder Singh did not reach Canada nor the amount paid by the Criminal Misc. No.29788 of 2008 -2- complainant was returned back to him. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 18.2.2008 and only examination-in-chief of two witnesses has been recorded so far. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed this petition. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and keeping in view the fact that the trial in the present case is going on and also the fact that the petitioner is in custody for the last more than one year, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kapurthala. (SABINA) March 02, 2009 JUDGE anita