IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. 650-M of 2008 Date of Order: 13.02.2008 Maninder Singh ...Petitioner Versus U.T.Chandigarh. ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr.Gurcharan Dass, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sukant Gupta, Advocate, for U.T.,Chandigarh. RAJESH BINDAL,J The prayer in the present case is for grant of bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.5, dated 24.09.2002 registered under Sections 420/467/468/471/120-B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 13(i)(d) and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1989 (added later on) at Police Station Vigilance, U.T.,Chandigarh. Initially two persons namely Sultan Mohammad and Multan Mohammad were named in the FIR No.5, dated 24.09.2002. The complaint in the present case was pending with the Police since 1997. The FIR was registered only on 24.09.2002. The petitioner was taken into custody on 18.12.2007. The matter is still being investigated. No challan has been presented. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the controversy, it is directed that the petitioner shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chandigarh. The petition is disposed of. February 13, 2008 (RAJESH BINDAL) nt JUDGE