Criminal Misc.-M No. 13984 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 13984 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 21.9.2011 Varinder Kumar .. Petitioner Vs. The State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sandeep Khunger, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K. S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, who is an accused in FIR No. 439 dated 19.10.2010, registered under Section 409 IPC, Police Station, Division No. 5, Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was earlier involved in two other FIRs bearing No. 376 dated 9.9.2010 and 397 dated 20.9.2010 registered against him. The petitioner was taken into custody in the present case while he was in custody in the earlier cases. In the aforesaid two FIRs, the petitioner was directed to be released on regular bail by this court vide orders dated 29.4.2011, passed in Criminal Misc.-M Nos. 34691 and 34754 of 2010. In the present case, the allegation against the petitioner is regarding embezzlement of ` 99,954/-. Even after direction for release of the petitioner in the earlier two FIRs on 29.4.2011, he is in custody for a period of about five months. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submitted that in the earlier FIRs registered against the petitioner, there are allegations of embezzlement of more than ` 81,00,000/-. However, he did not dispute the fact that in the present case, the allegation is regarding embezzlement of ` 99,954/-. Criminal Misc.-M No. 13984 of 2011 [2] After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner has already been directed to be released on bail by this court in the earlier two FIRs bearing No. 376 dated 9.9.2010 and 397 dated 20.9.2010; in the present case, the allegation is regarding embezzlement of ` 99,954/- and his period of custody even after direction for release of the petitioner of bail in the earlier two FIRs, in my opinion, the petitioner deserves concession of bail pending trial. He is directed to be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Ludhiana. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 21.9.2011 mk