CRM NO. M-9245 OF 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM NO. M-9245 OF 2011 (O&M) DECIDED ON : 28.04.2011 Paramjit Singh ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. C. PURI Present : Mr. R. S. Bajaj, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S. S. Bhinder, Senior Additional A.G with Mr. Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. K. C. PURI, J. (ORAL) Paramjit Singh s/o Darshan Singh has applied for grant of regular bail in FIR No. 41 dated 04.03.2011 under Secitons 406/420/120-B IPC registered at Police Station Division No.4, Jalandhar. As per allegations of the prosecution, one Raman Lal alleged that on 24.01.2011, the petitioner told him that he is Branch Manager of Zee Star Group of Companies and Zee Star Multiclub and Tours Pvt. Ltd in Hoshiarpur. In case he invest Rs.2,06,800/- in our company, then the company will pay him Rs.3,60,000/- in one year through cheques. He further told him that Ajay Atal, Mrinal Atal s/o Ajay Atal, Reena Atal w/o Ajay Atal CRM NO. M-9245 OF 2011 (O&M) -2- r/o A-51, East of Kalash, New Delhi are the owners of the said company and they had their office at A-1116, Ground Floor, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi and sub office at Monika Towers, Milap Chowk, Jalandhar. On the asking of petitioner, he went to Monika Towers, Milap Chowk, Jalandhar on 28.01.2011 where he met the petitioner who took him to Surinder Kumar, M.D, who told him about the company. The complainant gave cheque of Rs.2,06,800/- to Surinder Kumar, M.D who told him to come after 3-4 days to take agreement and cheque. He went there after 3-4 days and Surinder Kumar gave him 7 cheques out of which 6 cheques were of Rs.30,000/- and one was of Rs.1,80,000/-. On 28.02.2011, in exchange of the cheque, he was paid Rs.30,000/-. On 01.03.2011, he came to the company office and deposited Rs.16 lacs in cash with Surinder Kumar, M.D. Later on when he found that nobody was present in the company and he has been defrauded. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was simply a personal security officer of the company. He himself has deposited Rs.1,33,000/- in which he has also been defrauded. The petitioner is in custody since 07.03.2011. So, he is entitled to concession of regular bail. Learned State counsel has submitted that the petitioner was personal security officer and he induced the complainant to invest money. So, he is not entitled to concession of bail. CRM NO. M-9245 OF 2011 (O&M) -3- I have considered the submissions made by both the sides and have gone through the records of the case. As per allegations, the amount was paid to Surinder Kumar, M.D. No amount is stated to have been paid to the petitioner. The petitioner alleged that he has also been duped and has relied upon the document Annexure P-2. The case is triable by Magistrate. So, without commenting on the merits of the case, the petition stands accepted. The petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of trial Court. APRIL 28, 2011 (K. C. PURI) shalini JUDGE