Crl. Misc. No. M-26913 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-26913 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 27.1.2011 Dil Bahadur ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. N.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. RK Nihalsinghwala, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 399, 402 IPC and 25/54/59 of Arms Act at Police Station Focal Point, District Ludhiana, vide FIR No.57 dated 21st February, 2007. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that petitioner has been in custody for approximately eight months now and trial of the case is still pending. He submits that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the petitioner remained a proclaimed offender for a period of almost one year. She further submits that in case the petitioner is enlarged on bail, the same be subject to stringent conditions. Heard. Keeping in view the period of incarceration of the Crl. Misc. No. M-26913 of 2010 2 petitioner and the stage of trial, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. The trial may take long time to conclude. Thus, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Ludhiana on his furnishing heavy local surety. However, keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has remained a proclaimed offender earlier, the trial court shall be at liberty to impose any condition which it may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 27.1.2011 'rajpal'