Crl. Misc. No. M-6065 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-6065 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 9.5.2011 Nand Kishore @ Ram Sagar @ Pandit ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Pardeep Bajaj, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 395, 342, 427, 323, 506 IPC at Police Station Focal Point, District Ludhiana, vide FIR No.125 dated 19th April, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been in custody for more than one year now and his involvement in the crime is doubtful. He submits that the petitioner is, thus, entitled to the concession of bail. Learned State counsel (on the instructions from S.I. Mohan Lal, who is present in court) has vehemently opposed the prayer. He submits that a robbery took place in a private factory in Ludhiana, in which the petitioner along with six co-accused participated. During investigation, an amount of Rs.65,000/-, a cheque book and one cutter machine were recovered from him. He submits that only petitioner Crl. Misc. No. M-6065 of 2011 2 could be apprehended during investigation. Rest of the accused are absconding. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and given careful thought to the facts of the case. The FIR was lodged by Kuldeep Singh, Security Guard of Free Mans Measures Private Limited, G.T. Road, Jugiana, Ludhiana. He stated that on intervening night of 19/20.4.2010 at about 2.30 A.M., some unknown youth persons in the age group of 18-30 years entered in the factory premises and caught hold of him. They attacked the security guards and inquired about the room containing cash. They tied the arms and legs of the security guards. Two persons kept watch on them. Rest were engaged in committing robbery. They snatched the mobile phone, opened the safe and Almirah and took away Rs.5,81,000/-. In view of the nature of allegations contained in the FIR and the magnitude of crime, I am of the considered view that the petitioner is not entitled to the concession of bail. The petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 9.5.2011 'rajpal'