Criminal Misc. No. M-3951 of 2011 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-3951 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 29.03.2011. Raj Pal Luthra ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Yogesh Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, D.A.G. Punjab, for the respondent – State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) Raj Kumar Luthra-petitioner is in custody since January 26th, 2010 in case bearing First Information Report No.151 dated June 16th, 2007 under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 read with Section 120-B of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Division No.5, Civil Lines, Ludhiana. As per the report of the Medical Officer submitted by learned State counsel, petitioner aged 60 years was admitted in Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandigarh from February 14th, 2011 to February 21st, 2011. At present, he is admitted in Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. For facilitation, the operative part of the report is reproduced as under:- “xxx xxx xxx ___, not accepting orally, on nasogastric tube feeding and has urinary tract infection and bed sores, for which he is undergoing treatment since 21-2-2011.” Taking into consideration period of custody of the Criminal Misc. No. M-3951 of 2011 (O&M) petitioner, that is, more than 1 year and 2 months and his ailment, this Court is of opinion that it is a fit case to grant concession of bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, it is ordered that petitioner is admitted to bail on his furnishing bail-bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Magistrate on duty, Ludhiana. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 29.03.2011 neetu