Crl. Misc No. M-7755 of 2011 ****** Manmohan Singh vs. State of Punjab Present : Mr. D.P.S. Kahlon, Advocate for the petitioner Dr. U.S. Dhaliwal, Addl. A.G. Punjab ******* The petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 46, dated 28.5.1993 registered under Sections 302, 34 IPC, at Police Station Sadar, Rajpura, District Patiala. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that earlier the petitioner had filed Crl. Misc. No. M-4231 of 2011 which was disposed of on 10.2.2011 with the following order:- “The petitioner seeks grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 46, dated 28.5.1993 registered under Section 30/34 of the IPC at Police Station Sadar Rajpura, District Patiala. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner was declared proclaimed offender only because he had left the country on 24.5.1993 i.e. before the case was registered. He further states that out of the other three co-accused, two have been acquitted and one has been convicted under Section 325 IPC of the IPC. He further states that the petitioner now wants to come back to the country and has full intention to surrender but that in view of the circumstances mentioned above, a direction should be issued that his bail application be decided Crl. Misc No. M-7755 of 2011 2 expeditiously. In my opinion, in case the averments made by counsel for the petitioner are correct, then the request made cannot be termed to be unfair. Consequently, this petition is disposed of with a direction that in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court on or before 1.3.2011, his bail application shall be considered and decided on merits within three days.” Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that thereafter the petitioner had surrendered but learned trial Court has dismissed the application for bail by merely held that petitioner was declared proclaimed offender and now after a gap of about 18 years he has approached the Court for grant of bail, without considering the mitigating factors. Learned Addl. A.G. Punjab on instructions from ASI Harpreet Singh has accepted the factual assertions with regard to earlier application for anticipatory bail bearing Crl. Misc. No. M-4231 of 2011 filed by the petitioner. In the circumstances without commenting on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of regular bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of learned trial Court. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) April 01, 2011 JUDGE reena