IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-29407 of 2011 Date of Decision 03.11.2011 Gagan Deep alias Gagni --Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab --Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.J.S.Bhandohal,Advocate,for the petitioner Mr.Sagar Deswal,AAG, Haryana RAKESH KUMAR JAIN,J: (Oral) This is a petition for bail pending trial in a case registered vide FIR No.17 dated 23.06.2011 under Sections 420/406 of the IPC at Police Station Tallewal, District Barnala. Allegation against the petitioner is that he had taken money for sending two persons abroad but neither those persons were sent abroad nor their money was returned. There was a compromise between the parties as per which the petitioner was required to pay a total amount of `4,00,000/- i.e. `2,00,000/-each but he could return only `1,00,000/- each as according to the learned counsel for the petitioner, money was taken by the agent from whom he could not recover during the period stipulated in the compromise. Thereafter the FIR was registered and the petitioner was taken into custody. Learned counsel further submits that though the agent is specifically named in the FIR but no action has been taken against him by the police nor he could persuade him to return the money. Learned counsel CRM-M-29407 of 2011 -2- also submits that he is a first offender and is neither a previous convict nor any other case is pending against him. The challan has been filed and the charge has also been framed. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case but without making any observations on the merits, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds with two heavy local sureties to the satisfaction of learned trial Court. 03.11.2011 (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) rr JUDGE