In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 25191 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.9.2010 Gurpal Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Birinder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Rajni Gupta, Addl.AG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 6 dated 7.1.2004, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Sirhind, District Fatehgarh Sahib. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner could not appear before the trial Court on 29.2.2010. Now the petitioner is in custody since 10.3.2010. The petitioner is facing the trial since the year 2004 and had been regularly appearing before the trial Court. Keeping in view the submissions made by learned Criminal Misc. No.M- 25191 of 2010 (O&M) -2- counsel for the petitioner, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate Fatehgarh Sahib. (SABINA) JUDGE September 22, 2010 anita