Crl.M.No.34204-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.34204-M of 2010 Date of Order: 1.12.2010 Jiwan Lal .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. I.P.S Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 439 Cr.P.C is for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.193 dated 15.8.2010 under Sections 420/465/467/468/471 IPC, P.S Jodhewal, District Ludhiana. As per allegations in the FIR lodged by Excise and Taxation Officer, the petitioner was using forged documents to defraud checkers by evading the payment of Value Added Tax. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely involved. It is contended that penal consequences are provided under the VAT Act itself and as such offences under the IPC could not be attracted. It is further submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 15.8.2010. Learned state counsel, on instructions from ASI Devender Sharma, states that the challan in the present case has been presented. Without commenting upon merit of the case and the fact that Crl.M.No.34204-M of 2010 #2# the trial is likely to take sufficient time to conclude, I find that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in custody any longer. Accordingly, petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Ludhiana. December 01, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE