In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-15172 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:2.7.2010 Gurdeep Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. T.S. Salana, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 420, 463, 465, 467, 471, 120-B and 511 IPC. The FIR in the case has been lodged by the Manager, Punjab National Bank, Branch Office Bhangla, Tehsil Mukerian, District Hoshiarpur. It is alleged that Gurdeep Singh (petitioner) and Smt. Shanti Gill (non-petitioner) had approached the Bank for opening of a saving fund account in joint name. On 29.3.2010, a saving fund account was opened with an initial deposit of Rs.500/-. On the same day Gurdeep Singh (petitioner) and Smt. Shanti Devi deposited a draft for an amount of Rs.80 Lacs issued by the State Bank of India, Branch Park Town Chennai payable at State Bank of India Amritsar main branch in the name of Smt. Shanti Gill. The said draft was sent by the complainant Bank for its collection to its Cr. Misc. No.M-15172 of 2010 [2] Regional Collection Centre office Amritsar. On presenting the draft for clearing it was returned unpaid with the remarks that the draft had been for Rs.800/- only and not Rs.80 Lacs. The draft was reported to be fake. The complainant received the draft along with the intimation on 9.4.2010 and the matter was brought to the knowledge of the Circle Office Hoshiarpur for necessary action. It is alleged by the complainant that the accused intentionally and fraudulently and with the willful motive to cheat had forged and fabricated the draft. The petitioner is stated to be a pastor and it is claimed that the draft in question was given by one Sunil Kumar who took a loan of Rs.1,25,000/- from the petitioner. It is on the direction of the said Sunil Kumar that the saving account was opened. According to the petitioner he has been duped by said Sunil Kumar. The petitioner is in custody since 17.4.2010. The trial in the case is likely to take time. The prosecution is to establish its case by leading evidence. The case is triable by the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class. In the circumstances, the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of learned trial Court shall be admitted to bail. July 2, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*