In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh CRM No. M-13955 of 2009 (O&M) Raj Kumar alias Pappu ..... Petitioner vs State of Punjab ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the petition is for the release of the petitioner on bail pending trial. Initially the petitioner was released on bail by the learned court below, however, he remained absent from the court proceedings for about eight years. He was arrested in December 2008 and since then he is in custody. Considering the fact that though the petitioner remained absent from the court proceedings but he is in custody for the last more than six months, I deem it appropriate to release the petitioner on regular bail. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing heavy surety to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Ludhiana. 6.7.2009 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge