IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc No. M-17540 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: July 02, 2010 Sukhwinder Singh ...........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..........Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mrs.Justice Sabina Present: Mr.Ashok Jindal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Arshwinder Singh,Deputy Advocate General, Punjab Sabina, J. Petitioner-Sukhwinder Singh has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of bail in case FIR No. 172 dated 5.12.1998 under Sections 279/304-A of the Indian Penal Code (for short `IPC') registered at Police Station Bhawanigarh, District Sangrur during the pendency of the appeal. Petitioner absented during trial on 17.9.2001 and, thereafter, he was declared proclaimed offender on 29.10.2002. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 10.5.2010. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has submitted that the Crl.Misc No. M-17540 of 2010 (O&M) -2- petitioner had gone abroad and had remained absent before the trial Court since September, 2001 and had surrendered on 10.5.2010. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner had jumped bail and had gone abroad, no ground for grant of bail is made out. Dismissed. ( Sabina ) Judge July 02, 2010 arya