IN THE HIGH COUR OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-9944 of 2010 Date of decision: 22.4.2010 Mrs. Kavita Bajaj …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….. Respondent Present : Mr. Vivek Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against her for the offences under Sections 420, 406, 468 and 471 IPC. The FIR in the case has been registered on an application submitted by Davinder Singh. The primary allegations in the FIR are against Hardev Singh who, it is stated, has since been declared a proclaimed offender. According to the complainant, Hardev Singh had induced him to pay an amount of Rs.6.8 lacs for sending him to France. The allegations against the petitioner are that she is an associate of said Hardev Singh and Hardev Singh made the complainant to believe that the amount had been transferred in the name of petitioner at New Delhi. The complainant believing Hardev Singh handed over his passport and other related documents and the accused arranged Visa and air tickets for sending him to France. Crl. Misc. No. M-9944 of 2010 [2] When the complainant went to take his flight to France on the morning of 26.7.2009, he was arrested by the Immigration Authorities at the IGI Airport, New Delhi on the charges of having a forged passport in his possession. The petitioner was arrested on 21.3.2010 and since then she is in custody. Her custody is not required for the purposes of investigation. The co-accused of the petitioner namely Hardev Singh is a proclaimed offender. The prosecution is to establish its case against the petitioner. In the circumstances, the Crl. Misc. petition is allowed and the petitioner on her furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patiala shall be admitted to bail. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE April 22, 2010 amit