IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-19894 of 2009 Date of decision : September 04, 2009 Sukhdev Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. ND Achint, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Sukhdev Singh has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 85 dated 29.9.2006 under sections 364-A, 344, 148, 149 IPC and under section 25 of the Arms Act, Police Station Bhadson, District Patiala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner and his co- accused abducted complainant Sakar Ali and Gobind Kumar Goyal on 12.9.2006 in the morning and kept them confined at different places and demanded Rs 1.05 crores as ransom. On 28.9.2006 at about 9 PM, Gobind Kumar was taken to a different place. During the night, complainant Sakar Ali succeeded in escaping from the confinement of the accused persons and lodged the FIR. On 29.9.2006, the petitioner and some of co-accused were arrested and Gobind Kumar was recovered from their custody. Criminal Misc. No. M-19894 of 2009 -2- Keeping in view the aforesaid serious allegations, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of bail. Dismissed. However, the petitioner is in custody for almost three years and next date of hearing in the trial court is said to be 24.9.2009. The prosecution is directed to conclude its evidence within six months from the said date of hearing. The trial court shall give short dates for prosecution evidence. ( L.N. Mittal ) September 04, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'