IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-13446 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: May 20, 2011 Kuldeep Singh @ Keepa …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.G.S. Nagra, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under sections 457/380/411 IPC vide FIR No.9 dated 31.1.2005 at police station Gharinda, Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner has been in custody for last six months, trial of the case is in progress and thus, no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner any longer. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that petitioner remained a proclaimed offender. He submits that in case petitioner is to be enlarged on bail, it should be subject to stringent conditions. Heard. Crl.Misc.No.M-13446 of 2011 -2- Keeping in view the period of incarceration of petitioner and the fact that trial may still take some time to conclude, petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Amritsar. This, however, will be subject to heavy local surety and/or any other condition(s) as deemed appropriate by the trial court to ensure that petitioner does not abscond from justice. Disposed of. May 20, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE