In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-7422 of 2009 Date of decision: 18.5. 2009 Bihari Mukhia and another ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.S.K.Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 286 dated 14.12.2008, under Sections 489-A, 489-B and 489-C of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Sadar, Hoshiarpur. As per the prosecution case, petitioners were found in possession of fake currency notes. Petitioner No.1 was found in possession of 18 fake currency notes of the denomination of Rs.500/- and petitioner No.2 was found in possession of 29 fake currency notes of the denomination of Rs.1000/-. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are in custody for the last more than five months. Criminal Misc. No.M-7422 of 2009 -2- Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed this petition. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioners are in custody for the last more than five months and are not involved in any other case of similar nature (as stated by learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Paramjit Singh), without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioners are ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. (SABINA) JUDGE May 18, 2009 anita