Virender @ Billu v. State Of Haryana

In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ......

(1) Criminal Misc. No.M-12721 of 2017 .....

Date of decision:27.4.2017 Virender alias Billu

...Petitioner

v.

State of Haryana

...Respondent

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(2) Criminal Misc. No.M-12849 of 2017 .....

Pawan Kumar

...Petitioner

v.

State of Haryana

...Respondent

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Coram:

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Inderjit Singh .....

Present:

Mr. A.K. Singh Goyat and Mr. Sherry Goel, Advocates respectively for the petitioners in both the petitions. Mr. Kuldeep Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for the respondent-State.

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Inderjit Singh, J.

This order will dispose of the above mentioned two petitions which have been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.293 dated 11.12.2016 registered for the offences under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC and (Sections 379, 468, 471, 201 and 212 IPC

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[2] and Section 66-D of I.T. Act, which have been added in the FIR during investigation) at Police Station Civil Lines, Bhiwani, District Bhiwani. Notice of motion to Advocate General, Haryana. Mr. Kuldeep Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Haryana has put in appearance on behalf of the respondent-State and contested this petition.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Deputy Advocate General, Haryana appearing for the respondentState and have gone through the record. As per the prosecution version, a candidate bearing Roll No.1510834447 with name Narender Kumar was appearing in the examination for the post of Clerk on 11.12.2016 (Evening Shift) and while he was in the room, the Invigilator found a small chit of answer key for SetA in carbon copy form. The petitioners were found also involved in the commission of the offences. Petitioner Virender alias Billu has been in custody since 6.1.2017 and petitioner Pawan Kumar has been in custody since 13.12.2016. As the petitioners are in judicial custody, they are not required for any investigation or interrogation purposes. The trial of the case will take long time.

No useful purpose will be served by keeping the petitioners in custody till the final disposal of the case.

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[3] furnishing personal bonds in the sum of `50,000/- each with one surety each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate. April 27, 2017.

(Inderjit Singh) Judge *hsp* NOTE:

Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes Whether reportable:

No