High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/34757/2018allowed

Pritpal Singh v. State Of Punjab

2018-09-25Lok Adalat Bench - 12 pages

CRM-M-34757-2018 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-34757-2018 Date of decision: 25.09.2018 Pritpal Singh ..... Petitioner

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State of Punjab ..... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMENDRA JAIN PRESENT: Mr. BS Randhawa, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Davinder Bir Singh, DAG, Punjab.

RAMENDRA JAIN, J. (ORAL) Through this petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C., petitionerPritpal Singh, has prayed for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 2 dated 27.02.2015 registered under Sections 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC at Police Station NRI, SAS Nagar Mohali. Custody certificate filed by learned State counsel is taken on record. Office to tag the same at the appropriate place. According to the prosecution, the petitioner along with his co-accused-Devinder Kumar, cheated complainant-Jagdeep Bhargava for Rs.14,86,000/- under false pretext of getting a booth allotted from Punjab Urban Development Authority, to the sister of complainant, namely; Nishi Bhargava.

Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that RISHU KATARIA 2018.09.25 18:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-34757-2018 -2co-accused of the petitioner has been acquitted by the trial Court vide judgment dated 29.08.2017 (Annexure P-3). The petitioner is in custody since 15.05.2018. Conclusion of trial may take a long time. No useful purpose would be served by detaining him in jail. On the other hand, learned State counsel vehemently opposed the above submission of learned counsel for the petitioner. Considering overall facts and circumstances, but without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the petition is allowed. Consequently, petitioner-Pritpal Singh, is ordered to be released on bail pending trial, on his furnishing adequate bail and surety bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court/Duty Magistrate, concerned. September 25, 2018 ( RAMENDRA JAIN ) rishu JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No RISHU KATARIA 2018.09.25 18:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document