Criminal Misc. -M No. 20064 of 2011 (1) IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 20064 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 28.11.2011 Bahadur Singh .. Petitioner versus State of Punjab .. Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Ashok Giri, Advocate for Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. B. B. S. Teji, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal, J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of bail to the petitioner pending trial in case FIR No. 12 dated 28.1.2011, registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC at Police Station Chamkaur Sahib, District Rupnagar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the only allegation against the petitioner is that he had identified certain persons while raising loan from the bank. In fact, it was done on the asking of the Manager of the Bank. He was not at all beneficiary of the loan sanctioned. The petitioner is merely working as Baildar in Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant, Rup Nagar. The petitioner is in custody since 24.5.2011. The case is triable by Magistrate. None of the prosecution witnesses has yet been examined. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State, on instructions from Head Constable Harmesh Kumar, submitted that the petitioner has cheated the bank by committing the fraud of ` 4,50,000/- by forging documents. He was the master mind of the crime. He had identified certain persons as employees of the Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant Rup Nagar in the process of sanctioning of loan in their favour. The loanees are not traceable. Considering the seriousness of the offence, the petitioner does Criminal Misc. -M No. 20064 of 2011 (2) not deserve concession of bail. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 24.5.2011; the case is triable by a Magistrate, the trial will take long time as prosecution evidence is yet to start, in my opinion, the petitioner deserves concession of bail pending trial. He is directed to be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Rup Nagar. The petition stands disposed of. 28.11.2011 ( Rajesh Bindal ) vs Judge