IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-30155 of 2008 Date of decision : 06.03.2009 Harnek Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Parminder Singh-I, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Prayer in this petition is for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 60 dated 04.06.2008 registered under Section 384/34 IPC and Section 7,13(2) 88 P.C. Act, 1988 at police station Nathana, District Bathinda. Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 28.08.2008 and the material witnesses have already deposed before the trial court. Counsel further submits that in another case of similar nature registered against the petitioner, he has been enlarged on bail by the coordinate bench vide order dated 29.01.2009 (Annexure P-2). Counsel has also submitted that the co-accused namely Raj Kaur has already been released on bail by the Sessions Court on 18.02.2009. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from Head constable Gurmeet Singh, who is present in Court, has stated that seven prosecution witnesses have already been examined in this case. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and Crl. Misc No. M-30155 of 2008 -2- keeping in view the fact that petitioner has been in custody since 28.08.2008 and trial may still take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be released on bail. Bail to the satisfaction of trial court. 06.03.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE