IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-21029 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 3.9.2009 Mohan Singh .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Jagdish Manchanda, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A. S. Brar, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. .. Rajesh Bindal J. The petitioner is in custody since 21.3.2009 in FIR No. 190 dated 13.9.2007, under Sections 420 and 406 IPC and Section 10 of the Immigration Act, 1993, registered at Police Station, Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur, with the allegation that in February, 1999, there was some dealing with the petitioner for sending the complainant abroad and on that account, a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- was taken by the petitioner. The FIR itself was registered more than 8 years after the alleged dealing. Challan has now been presented in court. As the trial is likely to take some time and the incident is quite old, I do not find that the petitioner should be kept in custody any more pending trial. Accordingly, it is directed that he be released on bail on furnishing bail bond to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 3.9.2009 mk