Criminal Misc. No. M-38081 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-38081 of 2010 Date of Decision: 9.3.2011 Mustkeen …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.S Deol, Additional Advocate General, Haryana, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 368 dated 14.6.2010, registered at Police Station Sadar, District Karnal, under Section 379 IPC and 136 of the Electricity Act, 1910 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). The petitioner is alleged to be a thief. He has been involved in 11 cases. It is not disputed that in other ten cases, he has been granted bail by this Court. A reference can be made to those petitions, viz. Criminal Misc. No. M-37235 of 2010 pertains to FIR No. 145 dated 29.7.2010, registered at Police Station Madhuban, District Karnal, under Section 379 IPC and 136 of the Act, Criminal Misc. No. M-37236 of 2010 pertains to FIR No. 352 dated 8.6.2010, registered at Police Station Sadar, District Karnal, under Section 379 IPC and 136 of the Act, Criminal Misc. No. M-37335 of 2010 pertains to FIR No. 382 dated 18.6.2010, registered at Police Station Madhuban, District Karnal, under Criminal Misc. No. M-38081 of 2010 2 Section 379 IPC and 136 of the Act, Criminal Misc. No. M-37367 of 2010 pertains to FIR No. 353 dated 9.6.2010, registered at Police Station Sadar, District Karnal, under Section 379 IPC and 136 of the Act, Criminal Misc. No. M-37420 of 2010 pertains to FIR No. 386 dated 18.9.2010, registered at Police Station Gharaunda, District Karnal, under Section 379 IPC and 136 of the Act, Criminal Misc. No. M-36449 of 2010 pertains to FIR No. 328 dated 26.5.2010, registered at Police Station Sadar, District Karnal, under Section 379 IPC and 136 of the Act, Criminal Misc. No. M-36448 of 2010 pertains to FIR No. 343 dated 3.6.2010, registered at Police Station Sadar, District Karnal, under Section 379 IPC and 136 of the Act, Criminal Misc. No. M-36447 of 2010 pertains to FIR No. 409 dated 7.7.2010, registered at Police Station Sadar, District Karnal, under Section 379 IPC and 136 of the Act and Criminal Misc. No. M-37410 of 2010 pertains to FIR No. 143 dated 27.7.2010, registered at Police Station Gharaunda, District Karnal, under Section 379 IPC and 136 of the Act. In view of the fact that a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has already granted bail to the petitioner in the above said ten cases, wherein similar allegations have been levelled against him, he is to be dealt with on same footing. Hence, the present petition is accepted and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge March 9, 2011 “DK”