IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-35200 of 2010 Date of decision: 31.05.2011 Ashutosh Sexena ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. R.K. Hooda, Advocate, with Mr. Lalit Pathak, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Jaspreet Singh, AAG, Punjab. Mr. R.S. Mamli, Advocate, for the complainant. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Present petition is filed seeking regular bail in case FIR No.265 dated 7.6.2010 under Sections 408/420 IPC, Police Station Division No.5, Ludhiana. Petitioner is facing trial for the offences punishable under Sections 408/420 IPC; trial is pending before the Magistrate. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is in judicial custody w.e.f. 17.8.2010 and in the present case charges have already been framed and till day only two prosecution witnesses have been examined, however, their cross-examination is yet to be concluded. Since petitioner is in judicial custody w.e.f. 17.8.2010 and has already undergone almost nine months, therefore, considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is allowed. Let petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. (Alok Singh) Judge May 31, 2011 R.S.