IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-1651 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision:14.03.2008 Angrej Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. C.L.Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG, Punjab. **** RAJESH BINDAL J. Prayer made in this petition is for release of the petitioner on bail pending trial. The allegations are that the petitioner was named in the FIR with the allegation that he had run away from the spot. He was declared Proclaimed Offender by the trial Court on 25.6.2006. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner was never served with any notice and in fact he was running a clinic in the village. He was arrested on 18.6.2007. The other co-accused in the FIR, who were arrested at the spot have already been convicted for imprisonment of a period of two years. The petitioner is already in custody for a period of about nine months. Learned counsel for the State submits that seeing the past conduct of the petitioner, he should not be granted the benefit of bail pending trial as again he may abscond. In response to this, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is a permanent resident of Village Dhand, Tehsil and District Amritsar. He even owns immovable property also in the village where he is residing with his family since long. Be that as it may, without opining on the merits of the controversy, it is directed that the petitioner shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana subject to his furnishing of heavy security to its satisfaction. The petition is disposed of. March 14, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE