Sukhwinder Singh v. State Of Punjab

CRM-M-25660-2015 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-25660-2015 (O&M).

Decided on: August 10, 2015.

Sukhwinder Singh ..... Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab ..... Respondent(s) * * *

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI PRESENT Mr.Avtar Singh Bhatti, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Ms.Harpreet Kaur Athwal, DAG., Punjab.

M.M.S. BEDI, J (ORAL) Petitioner seeks concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Tarsem Kaur alleging that the petitioner along with another accused Prince had cheated her by extracting a sum of Rs.5 lacs with a false promise that her son would be sent to USA. The whereabouts of the son of the complainant are also not known after he was sent somewhere by the petitioner. The petitioner has been in custody w.e.f. 23.4.2015. The application for regular bail has been resisted on the ground that he was declared a proclaimed offender on 15.7.2013 and was arrested on 23.4.2015. The challan has already been presented in the case. Co-accused of the petitioner has been found innocent during the course of investigation.

Without expression of any opinion regarding the

CRM-M-25660-2015 (O&M) validity of the order declaring the petitioner a proclaimed offender, it is sufficient to observe that challan has already been presented. The investigation is complete. The trial is likely to take a long time. No useful purpose will be served by keeping the petitioner in custody. The petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court.

(M.M.S. BEDI) August 10, 2015.

JUDGE rka RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2015.08.13 12:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document