IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-6597 of 2011. Date of Decision: 7.4.2011 Joginder Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gazi Mohammad, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that petitioner was owner in possession of land measuring 8 kanals, 15 marlas. He wanted to send his son abroad through Nek Singh and Harbhajan Singh-complainants. To secure the amount of Rs.15 lacs, an agreement to sell the land was entered into on July 11th, 2008 between the petitioner and the complainants but in fact, no amount was paid. Son of the petitioner was not sent abroad. The complainants also filed a civil suit against the petitioner for specific performance of the agreement to sell dated July 11th, 2008. The complainants lodged the report on January 10th, 2011 to pressurize the petitioner for getting the sale deed executed in their favour. The petitioner is in judicial custody since January 10th, 2011. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody, that is, about 3 months, this Court is of the opinion that it is a fit case to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, it is ordered that petitioner be admitted to bail on his furnishing bail-bonds to the satisfaction of the Chief judicia Magistrate, Jalandhar. 7.4.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE