IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No.M-2249 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision 10.02.2009 Hawa Singh and another ......Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana ......Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr.B.K.Bagri Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.S.S.Mor, Senior D.A.G., Haryana, for the respondent-State. ***** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J(ORAL): Petitioners Hawa Singh and Jasbir have brought this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking regular bail in case F.I.R.No.207 dated 08.07.2008 under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 34 of Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Sadar Bahadurgarh, District Jhajjar. Petitioners are stated to have forged a ration card. It is also alleged that they had forged the official record of Food and Supply Office at Bahadurgarh. They had earlier joined the investigation. It has been submitted by the counsel that anticipatory bail was thereafter declined by this Court. Petitioners approached the Hon’ble Apex Court. Their prayer for anticipatory bail was not accepted and the trial Court was directed to decide the bail application on the same day. The petitioners filed application for regular bail before the Court below which was declined on 20.01.2009. Criminal Misc.No.M-2249 of 2009 (O&M) -2- The petitioners are in custody since 06.01.2009. Trial shall take long time to conclude. Further detention of the petitioners is not warranted. They are ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhajjar. With these observations, present petition is disposed of. February 10, 2009 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) mamta-II JUDGE