IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-2994 of 2011 Date of Decision : 16.02.2011 Bhupinder Pal Singh ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present:- Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent – State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This is an application for bail filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the petitioner in case bearing First Information Report No.71 dated June 24th, 2006 under Sections 406, 420, 506 and 120-B of Indian Penal Code registered in Police Station Dirba, District Sangrur. 2. By order dated February 20th, 2008, petitioner was allowed regular bail by this Court. 3. During trial, on September 7th, 2009, he absented. Warrants of arrest were issued against him. Pursuant thereto, he is in custody since November 26th, 2010. 4. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, taking into consideration that petitioner is in custody since November 26th, 2010 and an amount of ` 3,50,000/- has already been paid by him to the complainant, as mentioned in the order dated February 20th, 2008, this Court is of the opinion that it is a fit case to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is admitted to bail on his furnishing bail-bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Magistrate on duty, Sangrur. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 16.02.2011 neetu