Full Judgment
CRM-M No.26600 of 2014 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R.M-M No.26600 of 2014 Date of decision : 13.08.2014 Ajay Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr.Vinay Kumar Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr.A.P.S.Gill, A.A.G., Punjab.
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Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?.
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To be referred to the Reporters or not?.
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Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?.
AJAY TEWARI, J.
(Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C.for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.44 dated 04.03.2013 registered under Sections 354, 506 and 306 IPC at Police Station Kotwali, Faridkot, Tehsil and District Faridkot.
At the very outset, learned Assistant Advocate General on instructions from H.C.Gurmail Singh states that the matter has now been fixed for 22.09.2014 and 18 out of 21 witnesses have already been ASHISH201408.14 12:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh CRM-M No.26600 of 2014 ::2:: examined.
Custody certificate filed in Court by the learned Assistant Advocate General by way of affidavit of Kulwinder Singh Thiar, PPS, Superintendent Modern Jail, Faridkot is taken on record.
As per the custody certificate, the petitioner has already undergone 01 year 04 months and 09 days.
Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has now been in custody for more than 1 year and it is not certain that the case will be concluded on the next date.
Learned Assistant Advocate General however states that the three remaining witnesses shall definitely be examined on the next date.
In the circumstances, the present petition is dismissed.
However, in case the prosecution does not produce the remaining evidence on the next date the trial Court shall release the petitioner on bail to its satisfaction.
Since the main case has been decided, the pending criminal miscellaneous application, if any, also stands disposed of.
( AJAY TEWARI ) August 13, 2014 JUDGE ashish ASHISH201408.14 12:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh