Crl.Misc. No.M-18726 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc. No.M-18726 of 2011 Date of Decision 28.07.2011 Maqbool Ahmad and another Petitioners versus State of Punjab. Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr. G.S.Pannu, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.A.S.Rai, DAG, Punjab. *** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (ORAL) This is a petition for bail in a pending trial case registered vide FIR No.92 dated 4.5.2011 under Sections 379, 411, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC at Police Station Kotwali Nabha, District Patiala. The allegations in the FIR are that Assistant Sub Inspector Darbara Singh received secret information to the effect that truck bearing registration No. HR-37-B-5685 loaded with sugar is being unloaded in the vegetable market, Nabha and was reported to be a stolen property. The Investigation Officer had verified that the truck was sold by Varinder Verma to Gayyur Ahmad. The transfer entry was got recorded in the office of Regional Transport Office, Saharanpur and as per the report procured from the said office, the NOC was issued from the office of Regional Transport Authority, Palwal. The petitioners are working as brokers and they are instrumental in the sale of the truck with fictitious documents. It is Crl.Misc. No.M-18726 of 2011 2 submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that there is nothing on record that the petitioners are working as brokers for sale and purchase of the vehicles. It is further submitted that petitioners are in custody since 11.5.2011. Learned counsel for the State submits that the truck was not sold by Varinder Verma to Gayyur Ahmad. He further submits that he is a bonafide purchaser of the vehicle. He has also submitted that the petitioners are neither previous convict nor involved in any other case. In view thereof, the present petition is allowed and the petitioners are directed to be released on bail on their furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) 28.07.2011. JUDGE Anoop