Crl. Misc. No. M-35366 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-35366 of 2009 Date of Decision : May 17, 2010 Gurpreet Singh @ Preet .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. K. S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vivek Chauhan, AAG, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Gurpreet Singh @ Preet has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No.66 dated 22.09.2005, under Sections 207, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code (in short – the IPC) and Section 25 of the Arms Act, registered at Police Station Shahpur Kandi, District Gurdaspur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. The petitioner is in custody since 18.10.2008 i.e. for one year and seven months. The petitioner has already been granted bail, in main case of abduction by the Sessions Court. Petitioner was declined bail in this Crl. Misc. No. M-35366 of 2009 2 case vide order dated 24.07.2009 by this Court because the petitioner had been declared proclaimed offender and he remained absconding for almost three years. However, now the petitioner has already remained in custody for one year and seven months. In addition thereto, petitioner's co-accused Avinash Kohli, who was apprehended at the spot of encounter, has already been released on bail. Keeping in view the aforesaid, but without meaning to express any opinion on merits, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Gurdaspur. However, the petitioner shall furnish surety bond of at least two sureties of heavy amount and at least one of the sureties shall be of Gurdaspur district because the petitioner belongs to the State of Jammu of Kashmir. May 17, 2010 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE