Criminal Misc. No. M-15057 of 2009 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-15057 of 2009 Date of decision: August 10, 2009 Dharamjit -Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others -Respondents Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. SM Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) Counsel submits that the petitioner, who is a proclaimed offender, is ready to surrender before the trial Court and face trial pursuant to FIR No. 140 dated 1-9-2002, under Sections 323/324/342/148/149 IPC registered at Police Station Adampur, District Jalandhar. Learned counsel has emphasized that co-accused of the petitioner have already been acquitted by the trial Court vide judgment dated 17-11-2006, Annexure P-3. Counsel has thus confined his prayer only to some protection in order to enable the petitioner to appear before the trial Court and face trial. Under the circumstances, it is directed that in case the petitioner appears before the trial Court within two weeks of receipt of a certified copy of this order and applies for bail, the same shall be decided within a week thereafter. However, arrest of the petitioner shall remain stayed till the Criminal Misc. No. M-15057 of 2009 (2) decision of his bail application. The trial Court shall thereafter proceed with trial in accordance with law and try to conclude the same expeditiously preferably within six months. The petition stands disposed of. [Rajan Gupta] Judge August 10, 2009. 'ask'