1. Jagjit Singh petitioner was arrested for offences under Ss. 109 and 409 read with 120-B of the I. P. C. and S. 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act arising out of F. I. R. No. 77 dated 10-8-1977.

2. The petitioners bail application was dismissed by the Additional Sessions Judge Jullundur, vide his order dated 22-8-1977. He has sought bail from this Court. 2-A. Before considering the contentions advanced by Mr. H. L. Sibal counsel for the petitioner, it would be desirable to notice the substance of the allegations contained in the F. I. R.

3. The petitioner is stated to be one of the four sons of Shri Gurbanta Singh, a former Minister of the Punjab. At the time of partition, Shri Gurbanta Singh was alleged to be a teacher in the Anglo-Sanskrit High School, Jullundur. He had two small houses constructed on the plots measuring 7/8 Marias each. Besides the said houses, he held 12 Kanals 1 Maria of land in village Dhaliwal. The petitioner became Chairman of the Market Committee, Jullundur in the year 1970 and continued on that post till it was recently abolished. Apart from that, he held the post of Chairman, Block Samiti (West) and that of the Managing Director of the C