Manoj Kumar Jha v. State Of Punjab

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

Criminal Misc. No.M-20681 of 2016 .....

Date of decision:12.7.2016 Manoj Kumar Jha

...Petitioner

v.

State of Punjab

...Respondent

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Coram:

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

Present:

Mr. Sumit Dua, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. P.S. Grewal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State.

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Inderjit Singh, J.

The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.51 dated 5.3.2015 registered for the offences under Sections 419, 420 and 506 IPC at Police Station Samrala, District Ludhiana.

Notice motion to Advocate General, Punjab.

Mr. P.S. Grewal, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab has appeared on behalf of the respondent-State and have gone through the record.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab and have gone through the record. HARPAL SINGH PARMAR 2016.07.15 10:21 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

Cr. Misc. No.M-20681 of 2016 [2] The FIR in the present case has been got registered by Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Samrala. As per averments in the FIR a phone call was received, which was attended by the Reader of the Court in which the present accused stated that Judge of the Hon'ble Supreme Court was speaking. Later on the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate talked to the accused, who represented himself as Judge of the Supreme Court on the telephone and asked him to send IMO of `48,000/- in favour of one of his relative at Jharkhand immediately and then he also sent the text message giving the address. The matter was also reported to the District & Sessions Judge.

The learned State counsel also argued that another FIR of such type of matter is also there against the accused. Keeping in view the nature and gravity of the offences, I do not find it a fit case where the petitioner is entitled to the benefit of bail. Therefore, finding no merit in this petition, the same is dismissed.

July 12, 2016.

(Inderjit Singh) Judge *hsp* HARPAL SINGH PARMAR 2016.07.15 10:21 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh