Crl. Misc. No. M-29317 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-29317 of 2011 Date of Decision: November 2, 2011 Sabar Bakshi …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr. G.N. Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner, a resident of Malerkotla, a city known for making of different batches, was found to carry certain objectionable batches of Indian Armed Forces to Pakistan. Certain documents pertaining to the movement of the Army were also allegedly recovered from the petitioner. The petitioner has been in custody w.e.f. August 20, 2009. A period of more than two years has already elapsed. One petition for bail was declined on merits and another was withdrawn. Crl. Misc. No. M-29317 of 2011 [2] It is deemed expedient in the interest of justice to strike a balance between the rights of personal liberty of the petitioner and security of the nation, it is ordered that the trial Court shall decide the case within a period of four months from the next date of hearing. In case the trial is not concluded within the said period, the petitioner will be released on bail by the trial Court on expiry of said four months after the next date of hearing before the trial Court. Copy of the order be communicated to the trial Court. Disposed of. November 2, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE