Crl. Misc. No. M-33371 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-33371 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 4.1.2011 Parveen and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Ms. Vandana Malhotra, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Sidharath Sarup, DAG, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioners under Sections 399/402 IPC and 25/25(54)/59 of Arms Act at Police Station Sadar Panipat, vide FIR No.32 dated 30th January, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that petitioners have been in custody for more than eleven months and case is still at the stage of recording of the prosecution evidence. She further submits that since material prosecution witnesses have already been examined, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioners in custody any longer. Learned State counsel (on the instructions from ASI Shamsher Singh, who is present in court), has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the petitioners are involved in number of other similar cases, particularly theft cases. He has apprised the court that the Crl. Misc. No. M-33371 of 2010 2 petitioners are local residents. Heard. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioners and the fact that the trial is already in progress, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioners in custody any longer as the trial may take long time to conclude. Thus, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed and the petitioners are directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Panipat. However, keeping in view the antecedents of the petitioners, the trial court will be at liberty to impose such terms and conditions upon the petitioners as it deems fit. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 4.1.2011 'rajpal'