IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-19232 of 2009 Date of decision : August 21, 2009 Pawan Kumar Sharma ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. HS Dhandi, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) None is appearing on behalf of respondent no. 2 inspite of service. Pawan Kumar Sharma has filed this petition for bail in criminal complaint No. 681/2 dated 14.9.2004 under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, pending before Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that cheque amount is Rs 50,000/- only and the petitioner is in custody since 15.6.2009 i.e. for more than two months. Learned State counsel contends that the petitioner absented from the trial court on 14.2.2007 and remained absent for two years and four months. Criminal Misc. No. M-19232 of 2009 -2- Keeping in view all the circumstances, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned trial Magistrate, Ludhiana. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 21, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'