Criminal Misc. No. M-10937 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-10937 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 26.8.2009 Roor Singh .. Petitioner v. The State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Inderjit Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A. S. Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab. .. Rajesh Bindal J. The petitioner in the present case is an accused in FIR No. 85 dated 23.9.2008, registered at Police Station Nihalsinghwala, District Moga under Section 15 of the NDPS Act. He is in custody since 23.9.2008. Prayer for bail is made on the ground of his ill-health. It is submitted that regularly he is required to be taken to the hospital because of various ailments suffered by him, as he is 72 years of age. On 11.8.2009, counsel for the State was required to file reply regarding medical report of the petitioner. Affidavit of Gurmeet Singh Dhillon, Deputy Superintendent, Sub Jail, Moga has been filed in Court, which is taken on record. Paragraphs 2 to 7 of the said affidavit are extracted below: “2. The accused/petitioner is suffering from diabities and left knee joint. 3. That the accused/petitioner was sent to Civil Hospital, Moga for checkup and treatment on 6.12.2008 (Annexure R1). 4. That the accused was again sent to Civil Hospital Moga on 27.12.2008 for follow up (Annexure R2). 5. That on 14.1.2009 accused was sent to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College Hospital, Faridkot for further treatment (Annexure R3). 6. That on 11.2.2009, 21.2.2009 and 14.3.2009 the accused was sent to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar for further treatment and management (Annexure R4). 7. That on 4.6.2009, the accused/petitioner was admitted in the Civil Criminal Misc. No. M-10937 of 2009 [2] Hospital, Moga and remained there till 20.6.2009 (Annexure R5).” Further, OPD slip dated 21.8.2009 of the Punjab Health Systems Corporation, Civil Hospital, Moga has also been referred to, where the petitioner was referred to PGI, Chandigarh for further management and treatment. Considering the health and age of the petitioner, though he is accused of a heinous crime, he is directed to be released on bail pending trial subject to furnishing of bail bond to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Moga. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 26.8.2009 mk