IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. 370-M of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : 13.02.2007 Ashok Kumar .... PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana ..... RESPONDENT CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Mahavir Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior DAG, Haryana. * * * Petitioner Ashok Kumar has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 369 dated 12.10.2006 under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B and 201 IPC, registered at Police Station Model Town, Panipat. I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the contents of the FIR as well as the order dated 19.12.2006, passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Panipat, whereby bail to the petitioner has been declined. The petitioner in this case is in custody since 26.10.2006. The main accused, namely Sandeep, is in custody and the other co-accused, namely Jitender Kumar, has already been granted regular bail by this court on December 1, 2006, in Crl. Misc. No. 71978-M of 2006. This case is to be tried by Magistrate. Though challan has been filed, but charge has not been framed so far and trial is not likely to conclude soon. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, which have not been controverted by the State Counsel, without expressing any opinion on the Crl. Misc. No. 370-M of 2007 -2- merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner and he is, accordingly, ordered to be released on bail subject to his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial court. February 13, 2007 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE