CRM No.M 17860 of 2010 # 1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No.M 17860 of 2010 Date of Decision:-14.07.2010 Amarjit Singh. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. H.S. Bhullar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J.(ORAL) Prayer is for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.05 dated 8.1.2003 under sections 279, 337, 338, 427, 304-A Indian Penal Code registered with Police Station Jagraon, Ludhiana. The FIR relates to the year 2003 and it is admitted that after presentation of the challan petitioner appeared before the trial court till 10.9.2007. Thereafter he abstained from the court proceedings and was finally re-arrested by the police on 25.2.2010. In the meanwhile, after CRM No.M 17860 of 2010 # 2# initiation of proceedings, the petitioner was declared as proclaimed offender on 2.2.2010. The explanation offered by the petitioner for his absence from the court proceedings was that petitioner was suffering from severe depression and was taking treatment from various quacks in the village. He, however, has submitted no proof of the same. No dobut the petitioner was declared as proclaimed offender but keeping in view the nature of the offences and the fact that the petitioner is now in custody for the last five months, petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the CJM/Duty Magistrate Ludhiana. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE 14th July, 2010 Vinay