Criminal Misc. No. M-25330 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-25330 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 23.9.2009 Bhupinder Singh .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Madan Mohan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A. S. Brar, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. .. Rajesh Bindal J. While issuing notice of motion on 10.9.2009, the following contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner were noticed: “Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was arrayed as accused in FIR No. 222 dated 18.10.2007 registered under Sections 452, 323, 148, 149 IPC at P. S. Adampur. The petitioner was away to Behrain from 16.12.2007 to 25.7.2009. The other co- accused in the same FIR have already been acquitted. As the petitioner has now come back, he wishes to surrender and face trial. He further submitted that even the complainant has sworn an affidavit stating that the petitioner was not concerned with the incident at all.” Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already appeared before the court below on 15.9.2009 and has furnished his bail bonds. It is a case where all other accused except one, who was declared proclaimed offender, have already been acquitted after trial on account of the prosecution witnesses having turned hostile. Even in the present case, the complainant has sworn an affidavit that the petitioner was not concerned with the incident. Considering the aforesaid facts and also the fact that the petitioner is now facing trial, the interim order passed by this Court on 10.9.2009 is made absolute. Criminal Misc. No. M-25330 of 2009 [2] The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 23.9.2009 mk