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2023 (10) TMI 1338 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURTDenial of grant of bail - refund obtained without any actual movement of goods during the course of interstate sale - use of forged and false documents of sale - HELD THAT:- The allegations against the petitioner are subject to trial. The trial’s progress has been slow, and it is anticipated to take a considerable amount of time. Bail serves the purpose of allowing an accused to remain free until their guilt or innocence is determined. In contrast, the petitioner has been in detention since May 29, 2023, for more than 04 months. The petitioner’s continued preventive custody is based on an unsubstantiated suspicion that he might tamper with evidence or influence witnesses. There is no probability of tampering with evidence as it has already been seized by the investigating agency - The petitioner is stated to be a 67-year-old senior citizen having family to look after. Being a family man and having a family to look after, a fixed abode, it is unlikely that he poses any flight risk and/or will flee from trial proceedings. Thus, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in further preventive custody - the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds and surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court, where his case is being tried, and in case he/she is not available, before the learned Duty Judge, as the case may be - bail application allowed.
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