In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 14667 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.7.2010 Amar Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Nand Lal Sammi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Rajni Gupta, Addl.A.G.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. 55 dated 30.6.1999, under Sections 324/34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Banur, District Patiala. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is an old man aged 75 years and is now in custody for the last more than 6 ½ months. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has submitted that the petitioner had absented during trial and was declared a proclaimed offender. The trial against the co-accused of the Criminal Misc. No.M- 14667 of 2010 (O&M) -2- petitioner, who was none other than his son, was concluded and resulted in his conviction. Learned State counsel has further submitted that five witnesses out of ten witnesses have since been examined. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, I am of the opinion that the present petition deserves dismissal. A perusal of the order passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge reveals that the petitioner had earlier absented before the trial Court on 30.11.2006 and was arrested on 21.1.2008. The petitioner was allowed bail on 9.2.2008. Thereafter, the petitioner again absented on 28.4.2008 and was declared a proclaimed offender. The co-accused of the petitioner, who had faced the trial, had been convicted by the trial Court on 16.11.2009. In these circumstances, no ground for grant of bail to the petitioner, who is habitual in jumping bail, is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. However, the trial Court is directed to conclude the trial expeditiously. (SABINA) JUDGE July 12, 2010 anita