In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-8156 of 2009 Date of decision: 12.5.2009 Joginder Pal ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Sumeet Narang, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed by Joginder Pal under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 18 dated 22.1.2008, under Sections 498-A, 406, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Batala, District Gurdaspur. Petitioner is the husband of complainant Pushpa Kumari. The petitioner was declared a proclaimed offender vide order dated 1.10.2008 by Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Batala. Now he is in custody since 18.12.2008. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 18.12.2008, without expressing any opinion on the merits of Criminal Misc. No.M-8156 of 2009 -2- the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurdaspur. (SABINA) JUDGE May 12, 2009 anita