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GURVINDER SINGH GILL
Harmeet Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. - The petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in respect of a case registered against him vide FIR No. 10, dated 19.5.2021, Police Station State Vigilance, District Amritsar, under Sections 409, 406, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC and Sections 7 and 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
2. The allegations, in nutshell, are that the petitioner who was posted as Inspector with PUNGRAIN (Punjab State Grains Procurement Corporation Limited) and was deployed to purchase paddy from Mehta Grain Market, Raiya, Amritsar, in connivance with Sawinder Singh, Proprietor M/s S.S. Trading Company and Sarabjeet Singh,
Auction Recorder, had shown a fictitious transaction of sale of paddy by M/s S.S. Trading Company to PUNGRAIN whereas neither any such transaction has taken place nor any paddy had been supplied. It is alleged that by way of showing such fictitious transactions, an amount of Rs.71,26,223/- came to be released in favour of M/s S.S. Trading Company.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that even if all the allegations are taken to be correct, he cannot be said to be a beneficiary as the amount had been released in favour of M/s S.S. Trading Company.
The decision to grant bail was based on the substantial period of detention, the likelihood of trial delay, and the number of witnesses yet to be examined, without making any determination on the mer....
Detention without trial commencement and lack of useful purpose in further detention.
The court considered the evidence, circumstances, and the petitioner's detention period to determine the justification for his further detention and granted bail accordingly.
The court considered the petitioner's prolonged detention, retraction of statements by key witnesses, and the likelihood of trial delay as grounds for granting bail.
Bail in economic offences cannot be denied solely due to the nature of the charge; the court must consider individual circumstances and cooperation with the investigation.
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