JUDGMENT :

RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J.

1. This bunch of appeals consisting of aforementioned four appeals has been filed by the appellants namely Satish Kumar and Pankaj Bansal for the grant of bail in case FIR No. 246 dated 18.10.2014 under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 472, 392 I.P.C and 25 of Arms Act (later on added sections 120-B I.P.C, Section 16 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and Section 25(6)(7)(8) of Arms Act, 1959, registered at Police Station, City Faridkot). It is pertinent to mention here that CRA-D No. 28/2021 (Satish Kumar vs. State of Punjab and Another) and CRA-D No. 89/2021 (Pankaj Bansal vs. State of Punjab and Another) have been filed against the impugned orders dated 7.12.2020 and 8.1.2021 wherein their prayer for the grant of bail under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. has been rejected by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Faridkot. So far as rest of the two appeals are concerned i.e. CRA-D No. 57/2021 (Satish Kumar vs. State of Punjab) and CRA-D No. 104/2021 (Pankaj Bansal vs. State of Punjab), these have been filed against the impugned orders dated 7.10.2020 and 14.9.2020 wherein the prayer of the appellants for the grant of bail under Section 439