IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 19713 of 2010 ate of decision : 23.9.2010 Manjit Singh …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….. Respondent Present : Mr. Jagjit Singh , Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. T.S. Salana, DAG, Punjab. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 469, 471 and 474 IPC. The case relates to theft of vehicles and preparing forged documents and getting them registered and thereafter selling them. The FIR has been registered on the complaint of Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Shahkot. The petitioner is said to be one of the members of the gang preparing forged documents of stolen vehicles and then selling them in the market. The petitioner has been arrested in the case on 10.5.2010 and since then he is in custody. The trial in the case is likely to take time. The prosecution is to prove its case by leading evidence. The petitioner had been evading his arrest and P.O. proceedings had been initiated. Crl. Misc. No. M- 19713 of 2010 [2] However, he was arrested thereafter. The co-accused of the petitioner namely Sukhwinder Singh has been granted the concession of bail by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar vide order dated 15.2.2010. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the Crl. Misc. petition is allowed and the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned trial Magistrate shall be admitted to bail. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE September 23, 2010 amit