High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/23652/2020allowed

Seema v. State Of Haryana

2020-09-01Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri2 pages

CRM No. M-23652 of 2020 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-23652 of 2020 Date of decision 01.09.2020 Seema

...Petitioner

Vs.

State of Haryana

...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI

Present:

Mr. Gurjot Singh Sadhrao, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Ms. Sheenu Sura, D.A.G. Haryana *** Ritu Bahri, J. (Oral) This petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No 99 Dated 24.06.2020 U/S 406/420 IPC 1860 and Section 24 of Immigration Act, 1983 (later on Sections 370/384/120-B IPC were added as per order dated 14.08.2020), registered at Police Station Kunjpura, Distt Karnal (Haryana). The allegations against the petitioner is that she in collusion with other accused cheated the complainant on the pretext of sending her son-Sahil to Canada against the amount of Rs.35 lacs, out of which Rs.10 lacs were to be given in advance and the remaining Rs.25 lacs were to be given on the arrival of the complainant's son in Canada.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had no role to play in the alleged offence rather the petitioner is the wife of main accused i.e Pawan Kumar. Reference has further been made to order dated 24.07.2020 whereby co-accused Neelam and Surta had been granted GAURAV ARORA 2020.09.

CRM No. M-23652 of 2020 -2anticipatory bail by this Court vide CRM-M-20253-2020 on 24.07.2020 and CRM-M-22190-2020 on 11.08.2020 respectively (P-2 and P-3). Learned counsel for the petitioner on instructions from her client states that petitioner is ready to deposit Rs.2 lacs as surety. Learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Satnam Singh has informed the Court that Pawan Kumar has not been arrested so far. The petitioner is in custody since 02.08.2020.

Heard.

Keeping in view the COVID 19 situation and the fact that trial will take some time for its conclusion, this court feels that there is no need to detain the petitioner any longer. Accordingly, this petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail, subject to her furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate, Karnal, subject to furnishing surety of Rs.2 lacs before the Court below. (RITU BAHRI) 01.09.2020 JUDGE G Arora Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No GAURAV ARORA 2020.09.02 11:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh