IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 6120 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : April 16, 2009 Manjit Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Vikram Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. SS Pattar, Sr. DAG Haryana Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner has brought this petition under section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 57 dated 5.4.2008 under sections 489-A, B, C, D, E & 420 IPC registered at Police Station Siwani District Bhiwani. The petitioner is stated to be in custody since 5.4.2008. The allegations against him are that he was found to have kept apparatus of manufacturing the fake currency notes. Not only that, four currency notes of Rs 1000 each were also recovered from him. The co-accused Sandeep and Sonu, from whom the recovery of fake currency notes was effected, have already been granted bail by the court of Sessions itself. The prosecution evidence is yet to be concluded in this case. The petitioner is not facing any other case as fairly admitted by learned State counsel. Thus, the trial of this case is likely to take a long time. Criminal Misc. No. 6120 of 2009 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances and without commenting on the merits of the case, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial court. Criminal Misc. is disposed of. ( Pritam Pal ) April 16, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'