In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... (1) Criminal Misc. No.M-9157 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:14.5.2009 Jaswant Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... (2) Criminal Misc. No.M-9165 of 2009 ..... Balwant Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Nitin Thatai, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This order will dispose of Criminal Misc. No.M-9157 of 2009 and Criminal Misc. No.M-9165 of 2009 filed by Jaswant Singh and Balwant Singh respectively, who are brothers being the sons of Ravail Singh. Both the brothers Jaswant Singh and Balwant Singh are facing trial in a case registered against them for the offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC. The FIR in the case has been registered on the complaint made Cr. Misc. No.M-9157/2009 & Cr. Misc. No.M-9165 of 2009 [2] by the Punjab Gramin Bank, Amritsar. The complaint made by the said Bank was inquired into by the Police and it was found that the revenue officials of Patwar Circle, Kaunke, Sub Tehsil, Atari, District Amritsar had been helping others for securing loans from different banks by presenting forged revenue records. The residents of Village Bagrian and Kaunke on 3.9.2008 had made written complaint to the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar complaining that the revenue records have been distorted and other persons were shown as owners for the purpose of obtaining loan. On the basis of the applications, the FIR was registered. During the investigation, it was found that various persons had obtained loan from the bank by presenting forged revenue records. The allegations against the petitioner Jaswant Singh are that he had taken loan of Rs.4 Lacs from Amritsar Central Cooperative Bank, Raja Taal. The allegations against the Petitioner-Balwant Singh are that he had taken a loan of Rs.3 lacs from State Bank of India, Atari Branch against 20 Kanals of land which had already been mortgaged by Surjit Singh son of Harbans Singh. In fact, the said land did not belong to Balwant Singh or Surjit Singh. Besides, Balwant Singh (petitioner) had mortgaged 28 Kanals 8 Marlas of land with Punjab Gramin Bank, Gharinda on 7.5.2008 and availed a loan of Rs.6 Lacs. The said land, in fact, had already been sold by petitioner-Balwant Singh. Jaswant Singh is alleged to have mortgaged 32 Kanals 19 Marlas of land which was not in his ownership with the Amritsar Central Cooperative Bank, Raja Taal. The allegations as made would have to be established and proved in accordance with law. The petitioner-Jaswant Singh is in custody since 10.2.2009 and petitioner-Balwant Singh is in custody from 8.2.2009. Cr. Misc. No.M-9157/2009 & Cr. Misc. No.M-9165 of 2009 [3] The trial in the case is likely to take time. The case is triable by the Magistrate of Ist Class. In the circumstances, the respective petitioners Jaswant Singh and Balwant Singh on their furnishing personal bonds and surety each to the satisfaction of the learned trial Magistrate shall be admitted to bail. The criminal miscellaneous petitions stand disposed of. May 14, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*