IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 17794 of 2010 Date of decision : 25.8.2010 Partap Singh …. Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ….. Respondent Present : Mr. R.S. Rai, Senior Advocate with Mr. Swaran Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.C. Gupta, Sr. DAG, Haryana. Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, Senior Advocate with Ms. Shivani Bhardwaj, Advocate for the complainant. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him on 9.10.2009 for the offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC. The FIR in the case has been lodged on the complaint of Satish who had alleged that he along with his brothers namely Giander, Sushil, Harish and Gajender had entered into an agreement dated 14.3.2008 for sale of their agricultural land measuring 13 kanals 8 marlas in the revenue estate of village Bajri, Tehsil and District Faridabad for an amount of Rs.62,00,000/- per acre in favour of the accused including the petitioner and Smt. Prem Wati and Rohtas (petitioners in Crl. Misc. No. M-17670 of 2010) wife and son Crl. Misc. No. M- 17794 of 2010 [2] respectively of Jai Chand. Smt. Prem Wati and Rohtash (petitioners in CRM No. M-17670 of 2010) had been granted pre-arrest bail. They had joined the investigation and their custody, it was stated, was not required for the purposes of investigation. The petitioner is in custody since 19.5.2010 and his further custody is not required for the purposes of investigation. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The prosecution is to establish its case by leading evidence. Learned State counsel and the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the complainant, however, apprehend that the petitioner is likely to abscond. Besides, the petitioner is involved in several cases of similar nature. It is also submitted that the case before the learned trial Court is listed for hearing on 1.9.2010. The apprehension that the petitioner is likely to abscond can be safeguarded by asking him to furnish two heavy sureties. Besides, the petitioner shall also deposit his passport. Accordingly, the Crl. Misc. petition is allowed and the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and two heavy sureties to the satisfaction of the trial Court shall be admitted to bail. One of the sureties to be furnished by the petitioner shall be of a respectable person of Faridabad who shall, while the petitioner is on bail, furnish his bond to ensure that the petitioner shall maintain peace and be of a good behaviour. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE August 25, 2010 amit