IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-12708 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 19.05.2011 Kuldip Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Jaspreet Singh, AAG, Punjab. Mr. R.V.S. Chugh, Advocate, for respondent No.2. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Present petition is filed seeking regular bail in criminal complaint No.109 dated 2.3.2006 under Sections 323/324/447/379/148/149 IPC, pending in the Court of learned Sub Divisional Magistrate, Sardulgarh. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner was summoned to face trial on the private complaint, however, petitioner could not appear in compliance of the summoning order before learned Magistrate because petitioner had gone abroad in connection with his employment. He has further stated that now petitioner is in judicial custody w.e.f. 4.2.2011 and offences are triable by Magistrate. He has further stated that trial is not likely to be concluded at the earliest, therefore, in the view of the dictum of Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR(Criminal) 381 petitioner is entitled for regular bail. Mr. R.V.S. Chugh, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 has vehemently opposed the bail application. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is allowed. Let petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court during the trial. Petitioner shall not leave India during the trial and shall surrender his passport before the trial Court. (Alok Singh) Judge May 19, 2011 R.S.