IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-8912 of 2009 Date of decision: 18th April, 2009 Mohinderpal @ Mohinder Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Varun Baanth, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 152 dated 22.11.2008 registered at Police Station Machhiwara, District Ludhiana under Sections 364, 148,149, 34 IPC. On March 31, 2009, this Court had passed the following order: “Counsel has submitted that child of the complainant was recovered on the next day and petitioner has been falsely implicated due to the dispute over the amount, which was due to the petitioner for having rendered service in the field. Issue notice of motion for 18th April, 2009.” Counsel for the State has submitted that charge has been framed and the case is fixed for 23rd April, 2009 for recording prosecution evidence. Criminal Misc. No. M-8912 of 2009 Prosecution has cited 15 witnesses. Petitioner is in custody since 23rd November, 2008. Trial will take long time to conclude. Further detention of the petitioner is not warranted. Accordingly, present petition is accepted and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail, to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE April 18, 2009 rps 2