Crl. Misc No. M-14409 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-14409 of 2009 Date of decision : 23.09.2009 Kamaljit Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. S.S. Rangi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 418/419/467/468/471/120-B IPC at Police Station Division No. 5, District Ludhiana vide FIR No. 390 of 21.09.1999. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been in custody since 31.03.2009 and the entire dispute is of civil in nature. According to the counsel, during the pendency of the suit a settlement was arrived at between the complainant (vendor) and the vendee. Learned counsel has emphasized that petitioner is only a witness to the sale-deed. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that he was declared a proclaimed offender by the court. However, keeping in view the fact that case is triable by the Crl. Misc No. M-14409 of 2009 2 Magistrate and taking into consideration the period of detention already suffered by him, I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail. 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 he is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana. 23.09.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE