Criminal Misc. No. M-25341 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-25341 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 24.9.2009 Ramesh Kumar .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. P. S. Ahluwalia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A. S. Brar, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. .. Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, who is accused in FIR No. 265 dated 24.6.2005, registered under Sections 420, 465, 467, 471, 171, 392, 489C, 120B IPC at Police Station, Sadar Hoshiarpur. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that immediately after registration of the FIR, the petitioner was arrested and was released on regular bail on 12.8.2005. He regularly appeared in the court till early 2009. However, thereafter on account of illness, he could not appear upto 18.8.2009. He himself surrendered before the court on 18.8.2009, though his bail bonds had earlier been cancelled. It is submitted that marriage of the brother of the petitioner is scheduled for 29.9.2009. Considering the fact that earlier the petitioner had been regularly appearing and after he jumped the bail, he is in custody for the last more than one month, he be directed to be released on bail pending trial. Learned counsel for the State submitted that considering the conduct of the petitioner, he does not deserve the concession of bail. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that for more than three years, the petitioner had been appearing in the court regularly and after the petitioner absented from the court proceedings, he himself had surrendered and also the fact that marriage of the brother of the petitioner is scheduled for 29.9.2009, in my opinion, the petitioner deserves the concession of bail pending trial. Criminal Misc. No. M-25341 of 2009 [2] Accordingly, it is directed that the petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds and heavy surety to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 24.9.2009 mk