IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-19227 of 2009 Date of decision : August 31, 2009 Kuldip Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Puneet Jindal, Advocate and Mr. Bikramjit Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab with Mr. BS Jaswal, Advocate, for the complainant L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Kuldip Singh has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 251 dated 30.6.2009 under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, Police Station Civil Lines, Amritsar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, petitioner's brother Satnam Singh agreed to sell a house to the complainant for Rs 12 lacs vide agreement dated 22.9.2008 and received Rs 2 lacs as earnest money from the complainant. However, later on Satnam Singh executed another agreement in favour of his relative Harchand Singh and thereafter sale deed Criminal Misc. No. M-19227 of 2009 -2- of the house was executed on 30.12.2008 in favour of petitioner's minor son for whom the petitioner appeared at the time of registration of the sale deed. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that Satnam Singh petitioner's brother is the main accused and petitioner at best is the beneficiary of the sale deed which was executed in favour of petitioner's minor son. It was also contended that the amount of Rs 2 lacs was paid to Satnam Singh and not to the petitioner. It was further argued that the petitioner is in custody since 3.7.2009 i.e. for almost two months and the case is triable by Magistrate. Keeping in view all the circumstances but without commenting anything on the merits, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Amritsar. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 31, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'