CRM No.M-34691 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CRM No.M-34691 of 2010 Date of Decision: 29.04.2011 **** Varinder Kumar . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab . . . . Respondent **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Sandeep Khunger, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The prayer in this petition is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in FIR No.376 dated 09.09.2010 under Sections 406/409/415/420/465/467/468/471/166/167/120-B IPC and Sections 7/13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act registered at Police Station Division NO.5, Ludhiana. (2). As per the allegations contained in the FIR, the petitioner connived with the main accused Laxman Singh and embezzled huge amount of the Public Exchequer. (3). It is not in dispute that the investigation in the present case is complete and the challan has already been presented. As the conclusion of the trial is likely to take CRM No.M-34691 of 2010.doc - 2 – sufficient long period and the allegations are sought to be substantiated primarily on the basis of documentary evidence which is already in the custody of the Investigating agency and there is no likelihood of petitioner’s tampering with the same, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate. 29.04.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge