2018(10)LCX0014

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND H ARYAN A AT CHANDHIGARH

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJIT SINGH

Pawan Kumar

Versus

State of Haryana

CRM-M-46225-2018, dated 26.10.2018

Advocated By -

Mr. Ajay Kamboj, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. B.S.Virk, DAG, Haryana.


INDERJIT SINGH, J. (Oral)

Petitioner Pawan Kumar has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.379 dated 02.05.2018, registered at Police Station City Sirsa, District Sirsa, under Sections 420/467/468/471/120-B of IPC.

Notice of motion was issued. Learned State counsel appeared and contested the instant petition.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned State counsel and gone through the record.
As per the prosecution version, the FIR was registered on the basis of secret information that the present petitioner along with other co-accused have formed fake firms, stealing GST and causing wrongful loss to the Government.

Challan has already been presented. The petitioner has been in custody since 25.05.2018. He is not required for any investigation or interrogation purposes as he 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.
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 his furnishing personal bonds in the sum of ?50,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate.

26.10.2018
jasmine kaur
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (INDERJITSINGH) JUDGE



Whether                                             speaking/reasoned :             Yes
Whether                                                 reportable :                        No