Crl. Misc. No. M-15627 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-15627 of 2009 Date of Decision : July 10, 2009 Tarlok Singh .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Ms. Harpinder Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Tarlok Singh has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 163 dated 29.05.2000, under Section 61 of Punjab Excise Act, registered at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. The petitioner was on bail. However, he did not appear in the trial court on 25.10.2005. His bail bonds were cancelled. His presence could not be secured through warrants. He was ultimately declared Proclaimed Offender on 16.03.2009. However, now he is in custody since 20.03.2009 i.e. for more than 3½ months. Keeping in view the same as well Crl. Misc. No. M-15627 of 2009 2 as the nature of offence, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Jalandhar. July 10, 2009 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE