Criminal Misc.-M No. 23729 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 23729 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 03.10.2011 Paramjit Kaur ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr.D.S. Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJESH BINDAL J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, who is an accused in FIR No.99 dated 12.04.2005, registered under Sections 406, 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station Sadar now Police Station Division No.8, Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was arrested on 29.06.2011 and she is in custody since then. She was not aware of any FIR registered against her. She was never served with any notice either by the Investigating Officer or the Court as a result she was declared a Proclaimed Offender. She is residing in Amritsar whereas the FIR was registered at Jalandhar. The co-accused in the FIR along with the petitioner has been declared innocent by the police. The petitioner is a housewife having two minor children. She has never indulged in this type of acitivity. Learned counsel for the State submitted that the co-accused having been declared innocent after investigation, was kept in Column No.2 in the challan presented in the Court. The petitioner having not been arrested was declared Proclaimed Offender. Due to her previous conduct, she is not entitled to the Criminal Misc.-M No. 23729 of 2011 (O&M) -2- concession of bail. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the submissions made above, in my opinion, the petitioner deserves concession of bail, pending trial. She is directed to be released on furnishing of her bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Jalandhar. The petition stands disposed of. (RAJESH BINDAL) 03.10.2011 JUDGE Jyoti 1