Crl. Misc. No. M – 31773 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M – 31773 of 2009 Date of decision: 22.1.2010 Balwant Singh @ Bant Singh ... Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. Suresh Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.S.Pannu, DAG, Punjab. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) Petitioner-Balwant Singh @ Bant Singh, has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of bail in the FIR No. 97 dated 23.9.2009 registered in Police Station Kotbhai, District Muktsar, under Sections 489A, 489B, 489C an 489D IPC. Though the allegations in the FIR, which was registered on the basis of secret information, was that this petitioner and his co-accused were having material for counterfeiting currency notes which they were keeping in the Maruti Car and used as a genuine in the village and in the city, yet no such implements of counterfeiting currency was recovered from the possession of this accused, nor any evidence was collected during the investigation that he was found using the counterfeit currency as genuine. The evidence collected during the investigation consists of only the recovery of Rs.46000 + Rs.74000/- counterfeit currency notes from his Crl. Misc. No. M – 31773 of 2009 -2- possession. If the evidence so collected is taken on its face value even then only offence punishable under Section 489-C is made out against this petitioner, which is bailable. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate. January 22, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge