CRM Nos.28513 & 28811 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. CRM No.M-28513 of 2010 Gurpreet Singh son of Massa Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent 2. CRM No.M-28811 of 2010 Sohan Singh son of Sher Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent Date of Decision: 15.10.2010 CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present:- S/Shri J.P.Singh and Malkiat S.Mohali, Advocates for the petitioners. Mr.Shilesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. M ehinder S ingh S ullar , J . (Oral) As identical points for determination for the grant of regular bail are involved in both the above mentioned petitions, arising out of the same case/FIR, therefore, I propose to dispose of the same, vide this common order in order to avoid the repetition of the facts. 2. Having exercised their right of regular bail and lost in the Court of Addl. Sessions Judge, petitioners Gurpreet Singh son of Massa Singh and Sohan Singh son of Sher Singh, have filed the separate petitions for the grant of regular bail, in a case registered against them, alongwith their other co-accused, vide FIR No.163 dated 1.8.2009, on accusation of having committed the offences punishable under sections 406, 420 and 120-B IPC by the police of Police Station City Malerkotla, District Sangrur, invoking the provisions of section 439 Cr.PC. 3. Notice of the petitions was issued to the State. CRM Nos.28513 & 28811 of 2010 2 4. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, having gone through the record with their valuable help and after bestowal of thoughts over the entire matter, to my mind, the petitioners are entitled to regular bail in the instant case. 5. What is not disputed here is that the petitioners were working as conductors on the buses of Libra Bus Service Pvt. Ltd. They were stated to have embezzled the amount and did not deposit the fare charged from passengers in the account of Transport Company. Petitioners Gurpreet Singh and Sohan Singh were arrested on 30.6.2010 and 3.7.2010 respectively. Since then, they are in judicial custody. No useful purpose would be served in further detaining them in jail. All the offences alleged against the petitioners are triable by the Court of Magistrate. As even charges have not been framed against them, therefore, the conclusion of trial will naturally take a long time. There is no history of previous involvement of the petitioners in any such case. 6. Therefore, taking into consideration the totality of the facts and circumstances, emanating from the record, as discussed here-in-above, to me, the present petitions for regular bail are liable to be accepted in the obtaining circumstances of the case. 7. In the light of the aforesaid reasons and without commenting further anything on merits, lest it may prejudice the case of either side during the course of the trial of the case, the petitioners are directed to be released on regular bail on their furnishing bail and surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. 8. The instant petitions are disposed of accordingly. 15.10.2010 (Mehinder Singh Sullar) AS Judge