The High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner in a criminal case for cheating and forgery, noting that co-accused had already been released, without expressing an opinion on the merits of the case.
Petitioner ordered to be admitted to bail subject to satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana.
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In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh
Criminal Misc. No.M- 12470 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 6.7.2010
Kulwant Kaur
......Petitioner
Versus
State of Punjab
.......Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA
Present: Mr.Abhishek Sethi, Advocate, for the petitioner.
Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab.
SABINA, J.
This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 59 dated 16.3.2008, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Sadar, Ludhiana.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that coaccused Moondeep Singh and Mukesh Sehgar have since been allowed bail by this Court. The petitioner is in custody since 2.10.2009.
Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed this petition.
Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in
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custody since 2.10.2009 and the co-accused have already been allowed bail, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail.
Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana.
(SABINA) JUDGE
July 06, 2010 anita
1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner who is in custody while co-accused have been released.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Kulwant Kaur
State of Punjab
Sabina
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