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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/26130/2015allowed

Rakesh Kuamr v. State Of Punjab

2015-10-05Mr Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain2 pages

KAPIL 2015.10.05 16:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-26130-2015 [1] *** In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. CRM-M-26130-2015 Date of Decision: 05.10.2015 Rakesh Kumar ........Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ........Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA

Present:

Mr. Sarju Puri, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. R.P.S. Sidhu, AAG, Punjab.

***** SABINA, J.

Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for grant of regular bail in FIR No.40, dated 09.04.2015, under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 419 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 12 of Passport Act, 1967 and Sections 7 and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, registered at Police Station City Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.

Prosecution story, in brief, is that the petitioner and his co-accused had facilitated in preparation of passport on the basis of false verification reports.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

KAPIL 2015.10.05 16:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-26130-2015 [2] *** that on similar allegations two FIRs were registered. In FIR No.41 dated 09.04.2015 accused Satwinder Singh has been granted bail by this Court vide Annexure P-2. Petitioner is in custody since 09.04.2015. Challan has already been presented in the Court. Conclusion of trial may take time. Learned counsel has further submitted that co-accused Raj Kumar has also been granted bail by this Court. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition.

Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case, it would be just and expedient to order the release of the petitioner on bail.

Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. Petitioner be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.

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