IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 23994 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: September 7, 2010. Satnam Singh ...... PETITIONER(s) Versus State of Punjab ...... RESPONDENT(s) Present: Mr. Dhiraj Chawla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.A.G., Punjab. ***** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) This is an application for regular bail filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. in FIR No.86 dated 30.06.2009, under Sections 420/465/467/468/471 /120-B IPC, registered at Police Station city Hoshiarpur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and gone through the record. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is only an attesting witness of the receipt executed at the time of execution of agreement to sell regarding receipt of consideration, which was executed by Ashwani Sharma. Further contended that he has been continuing in custody since 02.08.2010. Further contended that trial is not likely to be CRM No.M-23994 of 2010 concluded in near future as even challan has not been filed so far. Further contended that main accused, namely, Arun Kumar, Subhash Chander Bhalla, Ashwani Sharma and Gurmail Singh have already been granted anticipatory bail in this case by coordinate Bench of this Court in Crl.Misc.No.M-21092 of 2009, Annexure P-3. All these facts have not been disputed by learned counsel for the State. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. Hence, keeping in view these facts and without expressing any opinion on merits, the instant application for regular bail filed on behalf of petitioner – Satnam Singh, is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of CJM/Duty Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) September 7, 2010. JUDGE 'om' 2