Sumeet Sharma v. State Of Punjab

CRM-M-5585-2015 (O&M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-5585-2015 (O&M) Date of Decision: February 25, 2015 Sumeet Sharma .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NARESH KUMAR SANGHI

Present:

Mr.Vaibhav Narang, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr.Shilesh Gupta, Addl.A.G.Punjab.

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Naresh Kumar Sanghi, J.(Oral) Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 439, Cr.P.C., is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, Sumeet Sharma, who has been booked for having committed the offence punishable under Section 381 read with Section 34, IPC, in a case arising out of FIR No.15, dated 09.01.2015, registered at Police Station, ADivision, Amritsar City. Learned counsel contends that as per allegations levelled in the FIR, `2,52,730/- (Rupees two lacs fifty-two thousand seven hundred and thirty only) were stolen from the almirah lying inside the office, where Informant Ravi Taneja was MEENU 2015.02.26 10:24 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document chandigarh

CRM-M-5585-2015 (O&M) -2working as a Manager. The only piece of evidence collected by the Investigating Agency was the footage of the CCTV camera showing that the petitioner and his co-accused were found moving on the nearby places of the premises where theft was committed. He further contends that the petitioner is behind the bars from approximately 01 month and 15 days. He is neither required nor involved in any other case. The offence punishable under Section 381, IPC, is triable by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class.

Learned counsel for the State on instructions from ASI Jatinderpal Singh has not controverted the above factual aspects. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and going through the contents of the petition, the same is allowed. Petitioner -Sumeet Sharma son of Rajan Sharma, resident of Khandwala, Chheharta, Amritsar, is ordered to be released on bail during pendency of the trial of the present case subject to his furnishing bond in the sum of `50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of learned Area Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Amritsar. February 25, 2015 (NARESH KUMAR SANGHI) meenu JUDGE MEENU 2015.02.26 10:24 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document chandigarh