Gurmukh Singh @ Sonu v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH

Sr. No.: 102 Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-11688 of 2015 (O & M) Date of Decision: May 08, 2015 Gurmukh Singh @ Sonu ..... PETITIONER

VERSUS

State of Punjab ..... RESPONDENT . . .

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASPAL SINGH . . .

1.

Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.

To be referred to the Reporters or not?

3.

Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? . . .

PRESENT: - Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . .

Jaspal Singh, J (Oral) 1.

This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C., preferred by Gurmukh Singh @ Sonu, seeking pre-arrest bail in case FIR No.63 dated February 4, 2010 under Section 61 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, registered at Police Station, Civil Lines, Amritsar City, District Amritsar.

2.

Notice of motion.

AVIN KUMAR 2015.05.08 14:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh

Crl. Misc. No.M-11688 of 2015 [2] 2.

On the asking of the Court, Mr. Jaspreet Singh Sekhon, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice. Let a copy of this petition be handed over to him during the course of the day. 3.

Heard.

4.

It is an undisputed fact that petitioner has been facing trial in above referred case and due to his non-appearance before Trial Court on September 23, 2014, his bail bonds were cancelled and he was ordered to be summoned through non-bailable warrants of arrest. 5.

Considering the nature of case and the fact that petitioner is facing trial since February 2010 and there was no lapse on his part in appearing before Trial Court except September 23, 2014, this petition is disposed of with a direction to petitioner to surrender/appear before learned Trial Court within a period of seven days from today, but shall be released on bail to its satisfaction.

(Jaspal Singh) May 08, 2015 Judge avin AVIN KUMAR 2015.05.08 14:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh