In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-33669 of 2008 ..... Date of decision:17.3.2009 Bachan Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. V.K. Shukla and Mr. K.S. Sidhu, Advocates for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Sidhu, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC. The allegations against the petitioner are that he committed fraud of Rs.1,10,000/- with the complainant. The petitioner was declared as proclaimed offender on 8.4.2000. He was thereafter arrested on 4.7.2008. On his arrest, a supplementary charge-sheet (challan) was filed on 21.7.2008. The petitioner is in custody since 4.7.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was never sent-up for trial and neither was he asked to appear before the Court. Besides, he was not aware whether he was wanted as an accused in the present case. In response, learned counsel for the State has submitted that Cr. Misc. No.M-33669/2008 [2] keeping in view the fact that the petitioner was declared as a proclaimed offender on 8.4.2000 and he could not be arrested for eight years till 4.7.2008, he is not entitled to the concession of bail. After giving my thoughtful consideration to the matter, it may be noticed that the case against the petitioner is triable by a Magistrate. The petitioner is in custody since 4.7.2008 and the trial in the case is likely to take time. The supplementary challan has been filed against the petitioner on 21.7.2008. The petitioner owns seven acres of land in Village Raunta, Police Station Nihalsinghwala, District Moga. In the circumstances, the ends of justice would be met if the petitioner is granted the concession of bail on his furnishing heavy surety to the satisfaction of the trial Magistrate. Accordingly, the criminal miscellaneous petition is allowed and the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and heavy surety to the satisfaction of the learned trial Magistrate shall be admitted to bail. March 17, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*