In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-4683 of 2009 Date of decision: 18.3.2009 Shanti Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Deepak Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed by Shanti Singh under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 146 dated 4.10.2005, under Sections 452/ 324/323/ 148/ 149 of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC' for short), registered at Police Station Sardulgarh District Mansa. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that unfortunately the petitioner absented during trial on 29.11.2007 and was declared a proclaimed offender on 7.4.2008. Now the petitioner has surrendered before the trial Court on 30.10.2008. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed this petition. Criminal Misc. No.M-4683 of 2009 -2- Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 3.10.2008 and the FIR in question has been registered under Sections 452/ 324/ 323/ 148 read with Section 149 IPC, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mansa. (SABINA) JUDGE March 18, 2009 anita