Criminal Misc. No. M-13973 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-13973 of 2011 Date of decision : 01.06.2011 Bikramjit Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Arshwinder Singh, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in a case in which the petitioner has been summoned to face trial for commission of offence under Sections 447, 506, 148, 149 IPC. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner was summoned in a complaint case and regularly facing trial. However, he absented on 17.04.2008 and thereafter did not appear before the court below. He was declared a proclaimed offender on 03.01.2009. Learned counsel submits that petitioner surrendered before the trial court on 03.03.2011 and is in custody since then. According to him, no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, Criminal Misc. No. M-13973 of 2011 2 submits that in case petitioner is to be enlarged on bail, the same may be subject to stringent conditions. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions, period of incarceration of the petitioner and the fact that case is triable by Magistrate which may still take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Tarn Taran. This, however, will be subject to heavy surety and/or any other condition(s) which the trial court may deem fit to impose in order to ensure that petitioner does not abscond from justice. June 01, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE