In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-16606 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 31.8.2010 Charanjit Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.P.S.Jammu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Rajni Gupta, Addl.AG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 85 dated 2.4.2010, under Sections 420/ 467/ 468/ 471/ 120-B of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Sadar Ludhiana. The allegations against the petitioner are that he was a property dealer and had introduced Surjit Singh with complainant Kamalji Kaur. Surjit Singh had agreed to sell a house measuring 100 sq. yards to the complainant and agreement to sell was executed on 30.9.2009. Rs.1,50,000/- were paid as earnest money. Thereafter, the complainant came to know that Surjit Singh was, in fact, not the owner of the house. Criminal Misc. No.M-16606 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 4.5.2010. Challan has also been presented against the petitioner and he is not required for further investigation. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed this petition on the ground that the other co-accused are yet to be arrested. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. The fact that the other co-accused have not since been arrested cannot be made a ground to deny bail to the petitioner, who is in custody since 4.5.2010 and challan has already been presented against him. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate Ludhiana. (SABINA) JUDGE August 31, 2010 anita