Criminal Misc. No. M-15448 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-15448 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 26.7.2011 Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Abhishek Chautala, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. The petitioner is accused in FIR No. 138 dated 6.5.2005, registered under Sections 307, 326, 325, 324, 323, 452, 427, 34 IPC, Police Station, Civil Line Batala, District Gurdaspur. Prayer in the petition is for grant of regular bail. The petitioner is in custody since 1.2.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that all other accused in the FIR have been acquitted after trial. As the petitioner was declared proclaimed offender, trial against him could not be started. Since on the basis of evidence produced by the prosecution, no case could be made out against all other accused in the FIR, who were similarly situated, the petitioner should not be kept in custody. He further submitted that judgment against all other accused has attained finality. Learned counsel for the State submitted that the petitioner was declared proclaimed offender on 30.9.2005. Considering his previous conduct, he should not be enlarged on bail. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, however, without opining on the merits of the controversy and considering the fact that all other accused in the FIR have already been acquitted and the petitioner is in custody for the last more than 5 months, he is directed to be Criminal Misc. No. M-15448 of 2011 [2] released on bail pending trial on furnishing of his bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Gurdaspur. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 26.7.2011 mk