Crl.Misc. No.M-3931 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc. No.M-3931 of 2011 Date of Decision: 7.03.2011 Mansur Ahmed ...Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana ...Respondent BEFORE: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: Mr.Jagjit Gill, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Gaurav Dhir, DAG, Haryana. --- 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) This is an application seeking regular bail in FIR No.59 dated 7.05.2010 under sections 279, 333, 353, 186, 307 IPC; Section 11 of the Animal Cruelty Act and Section 3 of Cows Slaughter Act, registered at Police Station Baragudha. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that as per the prosecution story the petitioner is owner of truck in which cows for slaughtering were being carried and was present in the truck. Petitioner was not driving the truck. Petitioner is in judicial custody w.e.f. 8.05.2010. Learned counsel has placed reliance on the judgment of Apex Court in the Crl.Misc. No.M-3931 of 2011 2 case of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011 (11) RCR 381, wherein it has been held that in deciding bail applications an important factor which should be taken into consideration by Court is the delay in concluding trial. If the accused is denied bail but is ultimately acquitted, who will restore so many years of his life spent in custody. Without commenting on the merits of the case, present petition is allowed. Let the petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sirsa. (Alok Singh) 07.03.2011 Judge rp