IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-16883 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 28.09.2011. Sumit Singh ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Divjyot S. Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. A.G. Punjab, for the respondent – State. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) Sumit Singh-petitioner is facing trial in case bearing First Information Report No.25 dated May 6th, 2007, under Sections 406 and 420 of Indian Penal Code and Section 24 of Emigration Act, 1983, Police Station Talwandi Chaudharian, District Kapurthala. Petitioner was on bail. He did not appear before the trial Court. Warrants of arrest were issued against him. He was declared a proclaimed offender on September 6th, 2007. Petitioner is in custody since March 26th, 2011. Without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, taking into consideration the period of custody, that is, more than six months, it is ordered that Sumit Singh-petitioner be admitted to bail on his furnishing bail-bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court. 28.09.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) neetu JUDGE