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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/33046/2015dismissed

Swaranjit Singh v. State Of Punjab

2016-03-31Mr. Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan2 pages



         

 Date of decision: 31st March, 2016  Swaranjit Singh  Petitioner

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State of Punjab  Respondent     !  "  "

Present:

Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurveer Sidhu, Asstt. Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent/State.



 "# Allegations against the petitioner Swaranjit Singh in this second regular bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. filed in case FIR No.300 dated 14.12.2013 registered at Police Station Kapurthala City, District Kapurthala under Sections 419/465/467/468/471/ 472/1203B IPC, are that the petitioner at the relevant time was working as an Agent of tractor agency selling tractors make John Deere. It is alleged that he in connivance with his co3accused/non3applicants including the bank Manager of Union Bank of India, fraudulently facilitated grant of loan for purchase of tractors amounting to 76.00 lacs based on forged and fictitious documents of land/collateral securities.

Admittedly, the petitioner was initially allowed regular bail vide separate orders of different dates in the year 2015 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar including in case FIR Nos.479, RATTAN PAL SINGH 2016.05.06 15:12 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court



   480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485 dated 22.12.2014 under Sections 406/420/467/468/471 IPC and FIR No.487 dated 23.12.2014 under Sections 420/467/468 pertaining to Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar; FIR Nos.203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208 dated 22.12.2014 under Sections 420/465/467/478 IPC pertaining to Police Station Mehatpur, District Jalandhar; and subsequent thereto had absconded and was declared as PO in the present case on 28.04.2015. In the light of contentions of learned State counsel the petitioner has not only facilitated prolonging of the trial which was put to hold by his intentional absence from the Court till his surrender on 23.01.2015 without any substantive cause but has also misused the concession of bail.

The apprehensions of the State that if allowed bail, the petitioner would again abscond could not be refuted by his counsel together with the number of cases and the apprehension that there is every likelihood that he will tamper with the witnesses and his conduct impels this Court to decline the prayer for grant of bail. Thus, the present petition stands dismissed. Records be sent back.

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