CRM-M-23931 of 2011 - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-23931 of 2011 Date of Decision: 14.12.2011 Sandeep . . .Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana . . . Respondent ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Mr.Amit Khatkar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Sagar Deswal, AAG, Haryana. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (ORAL) This is a petition for bail in a pending trial case registered vide FIR No.30 dated 20.1.2011 under Sections 392/397 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 (for short ‘the Act’) at Police Station Sadar Hansi. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with two other boys robbed the complainant. They not only took away the car but also his belongings. The petitioner is stated to be in custody from 13.2.2011. He further submits that only a sum of `1,000/- has been recovered from the petitioner and not a single item of the complainant other than the amount of `1,000/- has been recovered from him. He further submits that one of the co-accused, who is a juvenile, is already on bail. Learned counsel for the State while opposing bail application has submitted that the petitioner was involved in other two cases vide FIR No.29 dated 12.2.2011 registered under Sections 457/380 IPC and FIR No.111 dated 09.2.2011 registered under Sections 379 IPC. However, it is also admitted that he has already been acquitted in FIR No.29 and in FIR No.111, though he has been convicted but has been released by giving the advantage of sentence already undergone. Besides the CRM-M-23931 of 2011 - 2 - aforesaid two cases, there is no other case against the petitioner. It is also submitted that out of total 11 witnesses 3 were initially examined but later on a supplementary challan has been presented against co-accused Sukhwinder Singh, therefore, trial is started de novo and case is now fixed for framing of charges on 15.1.2012. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case but without making any observation on merits, the present petition is allowed. The petitioners are directed to be released on bail on their furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) DECEMBER 14, 2011 JUDGE Vivek