Jatinder Singh v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

Sr. No.212 Case No. : CRM-M-58957-2022 Date of Decision : January 20, 2023 Jatinder Kumar ....

Petitioner vs.

State of Punjab ....

Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURBIR SINGH.

* * * Present :

Mr. Sandeep Gahlawat, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Himani Arora, AAG, Punjab.

* * * GURBIR SINGH , J. :

This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.150 dated 11.09.2022, under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Dasuya, District Hoshiarpur.

Learned counsel for the petitioner states that no recovery has been effected from the petitioner. The complainant is himself a home guard volunteer. He could not be misled by a person showing his fake identity as is alleged to have been done by the petitioner. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. It has further been stated that the petitioner is in custody since 11.09.2022 and as the completion of trial is likely to take a long time, the petitioner be released on bail. Learned State Counsel, on the other hand, while opposing the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, states that the petitioner trapped the daughter of the complainant into his love affair. He impersonated himself as an IPS Officer. He also received huge amount for

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getting the daughter of the complainant recruited in the police. He also gave fake appointment letter to the complainant in this regard. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. The allegations against the petitioner are that he has impersonated himself to be an IPS Officer posted at New Delhi. He came in contact with the daughter of the complainant through ShareChat and duped the complainant for securing job of Sub Inspector for his other two daughters. Due to his official status, the complainant engaged his daughter with the petitioner and gave gifts etc. at that time. A friend of the complainant also gave an amount of Rs.3,00,000/- to the petitioner for getting job to his son.

The challan in this case has already been presented. Keeping in view the fact that the completion of trial will take a long time, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner behind bars for a long period.

Accordingly, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on regular bail, on his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds, to the satisfaction of learned Trial Court/Duty Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. However, nothing contained herein above shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case. January 20, 2023 (GURBIR SINGH) monika JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned ?

Yes/No.

Whether reportable ?

Yes/No.