Crl.Misc. No.M-14199 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: July 29, 2011. Crl.Misc. No.M-14199 of 2011. Prithiraj Singh @ Gullu .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab. .. Respondent * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.Hemant Saini, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Kiratpal Singh Sidhu, DAG., Punjab. * * * M.M.S.BEDI, J (ORAL). Petitioner is alleged to have taken a sum of ` 3,90,000/- from the complainant Kirpal Singh with a promise to send him to Spain. The petitioner was declared a proclaimed offender vide order dated 07.10.2005. Thereafter, the petitioner was arrested on 22.12.2010, while his wife and other co-accused were facing a trial pursuant to the original challan presented. Now, supplementary challan has been presented against the petitioner. He has been in custody since 22.12.2010. No witness has been examined w.e.f., the date of arrest of the petitioner. No doubt, the petitioner had remained . . . 1 Crl.Misc. No.M-14199 of 2011 a proclaimed offender, but after he having been arrested, the period of about 8 months has passed and the prosecution agency has failed to prove any evidence during the period of last 8 months. Taking into consideration the peculiar circumstances of this case, the petitioner can be granted the concession of bail as the period of detention of eight months will certainly have a deterrent effect upon the petitioner not to abscond again. The petition is allowed. It is ordered that the petitioner will be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond in the sum of ` 1 lac with one local surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court subject to an additional condition that he will not leave India without the permission of the Court and would be required to deposit his Passport before his release with the Court. In case he claims that he does not have any Passport, he would be required to furnish an affidavit. He would remain liable for prosecution in case the affidavit is found to be false, at any stage. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE July 29, 2011. rka . . . 2