Criminal Misc. No. M-14545 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-14545 of 2011 Date of decision : 24.05.2011 Sanjeev Kumar ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Arshwinder Singh, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No. 112 dated 11.07.1996 under Sections 336, 427, 506, 160, 148 & 149 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Civil Lines, Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that other co- accused have been acquitted and petitioner was arrested only on 09.01.2011. He submits that trial of the case will take some time to conclude, thus, no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of trial. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious and petitioner Criminal Misc. No. M-14545 of 2011 2 remained a proclaimed offender. He submits that in case petitioner is to be enlarged on bail, the same should be subject to stringent conditions. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions, period of incarceration and the fact that trial may still take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Amritsar. This, however, will be subject to heavy surety and/or any other condition(s) which the trial court may deem fit to impose in order to ensure that petitioner does not abscond from justice. May 24, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE