Crl. Misc. No. M-31863 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-31863 of 2011 Date of Decision : November 08, 2011 Bal Kishan Verma .... Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Harmandeep Singh Sullar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kartar Singh, DAG, Haryana. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Accused Bal Kishan Verma has filed this petition for regular bail in case FIR No.13 dated 25.07.2011, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (in short – the Act) (Section 13 of the Act also added later on), registered at Police Station SVB, District Ambala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner, who is Inspector, Co-operative Societies, accepted illegal gratification of Crl. Misc. No. M-31863 of 2011 2 Rs.3,000/- and was caught red-handed in trap laid by the police. The petitioner is in custody since 25.07.2011 i.e. for 3½ months. Investigation has already been completed and challan has already been presented. This factual position has not been controverted by learned State counsel, after seeking instructions from Inspector Raj Pal. Trial is likely to take time. In view of the aforesaid, without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Kurukshetra. November 08, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE