IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc. No.36481-M of 2007 Date of Decision:- 26.07.2007 Mukesh @ Fauji ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.P.L.Verma, Advocate vs. State of Haryana ....Respondent(s) through Mr.R.D.Sharma, DAG, Haryana. *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the 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? *** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The prayer in this petition is to release the petitioner on regular bail in case F.I.R.No.61 dated 20.2.2007 under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC registered at Police Station, Udhyog Vihar, Gurgaon. As per the allegations contained in the F.I.R., the petitioner is member of a gang which runs a racket in forging and fabricating academic certificates of different institutes. Though the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. he, however, has been implicated on the basis of a disclosure statement made by one of his co-accused, namely, Rajesh Yadav. The petitioner was allegedly working as a P.S.O. to the Vice Chancellor of Gurukul University, Varindavan which too is alleged to be a bogus Institute. The petitioner was arrested on 21.2.2007 and is in custody since then. Crl.Misc. No.36481-M of 2007 -2- The Investigation qua the petitioner is over and challan has already been presented against him, however, further proceedings have been stalled as some of his co-accused are still absconding. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the period already spent by the petitioner in custody but without expressing any views on the merits of the case lest it should prejudice either of the parties, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurgaon. July 26, 2007 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE