IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-11763 of 2011. [O&M] Date of Decision: 16th May, 2011. Pardeep Arora Petitioner through Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate Versus State of Punjab Respondent through Mr. T.S.Salana, DAG, Punjab. Mr. R.K.Girdhar, Advocate, for the complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL] The prayer in this petition is to release the petitioner on regular bail in the case FIR No. 256 dated 01.12.2010, registered under Sections 406/420/465/467/468/471/120-B IPC, at Police Station, Civil Lines, Patiala. The allegations are that the proprietors of M/s Airpack Travels, namely, Dinesh Malhotra and Mohit Malhotra have duped the complainant to the tune of about ` 12 lacs. The FIR contains a long story of the friendly relations between the complainant and the suspects and entrustment of the amount in question to the suspects for the purchase of various air tickets etc. The present petitioner is not named in the FIR, though in a supplementary statement his name also appears to have been included amongst the suspects on the plea that the petitioner's real sister is married to Dinesh Malhotra. The supplementary statement also suggests that the money was given to the suspects on the assurance of the petitioner. Be that as it may, the petitioner was arrested on 12.03.2011. The offences are triable by a Magistrate. The investigation is still going on as other accused have not been arrested so far. In these circumstances, when the trial is not likely to conclude in near future, I find it to be a fit case to release the petitioner on bail regular. Accordingly, this petition is allowed and the petitioner – Pardeep Arora is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing heavy bail bonds with two sureties of equal amount to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Patiala. Disposed of. Dasti. May 16, 2011. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE