Crl. Misc.No.M-32793 of 2010 1 IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT PUNJAB AND HARYANA Crl. Misc.No.M-32793 of 2010 Date of decision 9.12.2010 Surjit Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ......Respondent Present: Ms. P.K. Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.C. Berry, AAG for Punjab. 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 409 and 420 Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is serving as a Secretary in the Sailkiana Cooperative Agricultural Multipurpose Society at Salkiana, Tehsil Phillaur, District Jallandhar ('Society'-for short). FIR No.62 dated 23.04.2010 (Annexure P-7) in the case has been registered on the complaint of Jarnail Singh Gill, who is President of the Society. It is alleged by the complainant that Surjit Singh (petitioner) worked as Secretary of the Society from 28.3.2009 to 5.12.2009. During this period he embezzled an amount of Rs.26,47,190.75/- (Rupees Twenty Six Lacs Forty-Seven Thousand One Hundred and Ninety and Seventy Five Paisa only) of the Society and he has misappropriated other material of the Society as well. On 3.01.2010 Inspector Narinder Flara visited the Society and inspected the record and material and it was found that Surjeet Singh had embezzled various amounts as are detailed. The embezzlements in all were detected of an amount of Rs.26,47,190.75/-. Crl. Misc.No.M-32793 of 2010 2 The prosecution is to establish and prove its case by leading evidence. The charges in the case have been framed. The trial in the case is likely to take time. The petitioner is in custody since 5.08.2010. The case is triable by the Magistrate of the Ist class. In the circumstances the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned trial Magistrate shall be admitted to bail. The criminal miscellaneous petition is accordingly disposed of. December 09, 2010 (S.S.SARON) Jyoti 1 Judge