IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-2786 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: 09.03.2010. Amarjit Singh. ...... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab. ...... RESPONDENT CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr. Sunil Kumar Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. *** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed by Amarjit Singh for regular bail under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure in FIR No. 259 dated 19.09.2009 under Sections 384/386 IPC, registered at P.S. Sadar, Hoshiarpur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record. Crl.Misc.No.M-2786 of 2010 Briefly stated, the case of prosecution is that on 19.09.2009 at about 8.30 AM, complainant received a call on his mobile phone from two separate mobile phones giving threat that a CD has been prepared about the working of examination centre in the college and that the CD would be released to TV channels and that a ransom of Rs.20 lacs was also demanded. The said mobile numbers were found to be of Amarjit Singh and Joshil Kumar. Joshil Kumar was employed as Drawing Teacher in the college. It has been contended that the dispute is between the Chairman- cum-Principal of the Education Institute i.e. Balwinder Singh, complainant and Joshil Kumar, who was employed as Drawing Teacher. It is further contended that allegations are that Joshil Kumar used the mobile phone of the present petitioner for giving call to the complainant. It is further contended that case is triable by learned Magistrate. Petitioner has been continuing in custody since 22.09.2009. It is further contended that co-accused, Joshil Kumar, has already been granted bail by this Court and that co-accused Mohinder Pal Singh has been granted bail by learned Sessions Court, Hoshiarpur. It has been stated by the learned Asstt. Advocate General for the State of Punjab that challan in this case has been filed and charges have been framed and now the case is fixed for evidence of prosecution. However, the other facts are not disputed. 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, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present bail application filed by Amarjit Singh is allowed. 2 Crl.Misc.No.M-2786 of 2010 Bail to the satisfaction of CJM, Hoshiarpur. ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) March 9, 2010. JUDGE 'om' 3