Mandeep Kaur v. State Of Haryana

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

Criminal Misc. No.M-35240 of 2015 .....

Date of decision:20.10.2015 Mandeep Kaur

...Petitioner

v.

State of Haryana

...Respondent

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Coram:

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

Present:

Mr. S.S. Momi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Himmat Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana for the respondent-State.

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Inderjit Singh, J.

This petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.192 dated 18.6.2015 (Annexure-P.1) registered for the offences under Sections 384, 388, 419, 420 and 120-B IPC and Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 at Police Station Civil Lines, Kaithal, District Kaithal. Notice of motion to Advocate General, Haryana. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Himmat Singh, learned Assistant Advocate General, Haryana has put in appearance and accepted notice on behalf of the respondent-State and contested this petition. Police record is also available.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Assistant Advocate General, Haryana appearing for the respondentHARPAL SINGH PARMAR 2015.10.21 13:25 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

Cr. Misc. No.M-35240 of 2015 [2] State and have gone through the record.

From the record, I find that the petitioner is in custody since 22.6.2015 and is not required for interrogation and investigation purposes. Nothing is to be recovered from her as she is in judicial custody. The trial of the case will take long time. No useful purpose will be served by keeping the petitioner in custody till the final disposal of the case. Otherwise also, the petitioner is neither named in the FIR nor she is the main accused. The accused/petitioner is stated to have been nominated in this case on the basis of statement of co-accused.

Therefore, keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case; without discussing the facts in minute detail and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this criminal miscellaneous petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail subject to her furnishing personal bond in the sum of `50,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate.

October 20, 2015.

(Inderjit Singh) Judge *hsp* HARPAL SINGH PARMAR 2015.10.21 13:25 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh