Crl. Misc No. M-23320 of 2009 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-23320 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 24.08.2009 Gagandeep Bains ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. S.M. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Learned counsel submits that the petitioner, who is a proclaimed offender, is ready to surrender before the trial court and face trial pursuant to FIR No. 140 dated 01.09.2002, under Sections 323/324/342/148/149 IPC registered at Police Station Aadampur, District Jalandhar (Annexure P-1). Learned counsel states that petitioner was in Australia and has come back on 14.08.2009. Learned counsel has emphasized that co-accused of the petitioner have already been acquitted by the trial court vide judgment dated 01.09.2008, Annexure P-2. Counsel has thus, confined his prayer only to some protection in order to enable the petitioner to appear before the trial court and face trial. Under the circumstances, it is directed that in case the petitioner appears before the trial court within two weeks of receipt of a certified copy of this order and applies for bail, the same shall be decided within a week thereafter. Crl. Misc No. M-23320 of 2009 (O&M) 2 However, arrest of the petitioner shall remain stayed till the decision of his bail application. The trial court shall thereafter, proceed with trial in accordance with law and try to conclude the same expeditiously preferably within six months. The petition stands disposed of. 24.08.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE