IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-28753 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.02.2011 Rahul Kundra .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present : Mr. Sukhjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G. Punjab 1. Whether Reporters of 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? ALOK SINGH, J. (ORAL) This is an application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking anticipatory bail in a case FIR No. 312 dated 22.7.2010 under Sections 406/408/420/465/467/468/471/120-B IPC registered at Police Station Model Town, District Ludhiana. As per the FIR, goods were sold from the branch of the complainant company in the open market without generating invoice and the said goods were delivered to Mr. Rahul Kundra Proprietor of Sharda Infotech – the present petitioner; Mr. Vikram Jeet Singh and others used to steal the material from the Godown and delivered the same to Mr. Rahul Kundra – the present petitioner. In the present petition, notice was motion was issued way back on 30.9.2010. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G. Punjab on the instructions Crl. Misc. No. M-28753 of 2010 (O&M) 2 of ASI Saudagar Singh has stated that despite of raid in the godown and premises of the petitioner alleged stolen items have not been recovered. Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently argued that earlier petitioner was employee of the complainant company and thereafter used to deal with the complainant company in the course of the business. Considering the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in the mind the ratio of judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs. State of Maharashtra and others, reported in 2011(1) RCR (Criminal) 127, it is directed that in the event of arrest of the petitioner, he shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of Investigating Officer. (ALOK SINGH) 14.02.2011 JUDGE reena