CRM-M-21348 of 2011 (O&M) - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-21348 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.12.2011 Jujhar Singh . . .Petitioner Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Mr.Vikram Chaudhari, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.A.S. Rai, DAG, Punjab. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (ORAL) CRM Nos.68761 & 68762 of 2011 Applications are allowed as prayed for. CRM-M-21348 of 2011 This is a petition for bail in a pending trial case registered vide FIR No.14 dated 7.2.2011 under Sections 420, 409 & 201 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) at Police Station Tarsika, Amritsar Rural. District Education Officer (Secondary Education), Amritsar lodged the present FIR in which it was alleged that an amount of `4,71,31,787/- has been withdrawn from the GPF Account of different employees of the School of which the list was enclosed. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody from 21.3.2011. He further submits that in fact three FIRs have been registered in the same manner in respect of three different schools. The petitioner was working as Head Clerk in the office of District Treasury Officer, Amritsar, who had applied for bail in a similar case vide CRM-M-21338 of 2011 titled as Jujhar Singh Vs. State of Punjab in which he has been granted bail by this Court on 26.11.2011. This fact is not disputed by learned counsel for the State, however, it is submitted that the petitioner had also played a role in the embezzlement CRM-M-21348 of 2011 (O&M) - 2 - of the GPF account of the employees. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the challan in this case has already been presented and the charge has now been framed. He submits that the entire case is based upon documentary evidence. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and especially the fact that the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court had already granted bail to the petitioner in similar matter in CRM-M-21338 of 2011, the present petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing personal bail bonds for a sum of `2 lacs to the satisfaction of the trial Court subject to the additional conditions that the petitioner will not leave India without the permission of the Court and that he would be required to surrender his passport, if any, held by him in the trial Court. In case it is claimed by the petitioner that he does not hold any passport, an affidavit to that effect may be furnished on behalf of the petitioner. The prosecution is also at liberty to seize the account or attach the property of the petitioner in accordance with the procedure of law. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) DECEMBER 14, 2011 JUDGE Vivek