CRM-M No.33636 of 2011(O&M) ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.33636 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 26.11.2011 Anshul Thapar ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. R.K. Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sumeet Abrol, A.A.G., Punjab. *** AJAY TEWARI, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case F.I.R. No.147 dated 01.04.2010 registered under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC at P. S. Division No.5, Civil Lines, Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner has been in custody since 24.03.2011 and earlier for the same offence an FIR was lodged at Hyderabad and he was arrested and later on an order granting him regular bail was passed. Consequently, as per the learned counsel the petitioner has undergone about 10 months of incarceration and CRM-M No.33636 of 2011(O&M) ::2:: the offence is triable by the Magistrate. Learned Assistant Advocate General on instructions from Inspector Harbhajan Singh argues that the petitioner has defrauded the Bank and its customers by making benefit of credit cards belonging to other persons. He further accepts the fact that apart from the present FIR, no other case is pending against the petitioner. In this view of the matter, keeping in mind the period of incarceration admittedly suffered by the petitioner, without commenting on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of regular bail to the petitioner to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate. Ordered accordingly. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) November 26, 2011 JUDGE ashish