In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-32808 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:5.1.2011 Jagat Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Haryana .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Gorakh Nath, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. Pawan Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard leaned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him on 3.8.2010 for the offences under Sections 186, 332, 353, 307 IPC; besides, Section 61 of the Excise Act. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Jitender Constable. The said Jitender along with EHC Balbir Singh were on patrol duty at the `Naka' (check post). They were on motorcycle No.HR-51- P-6685. They received information from the Control Room that one white colour Bolero vehicle No.UP-80-BN-0821 carrying liquor was being chased by a Police Control Room vehicle and that a check-post be set-up. On receiving the said information, the complainant Jitender and EHC Balbir Singh set-up a check-post at Ajrondi Cut National Highway No.2. After some time the said Bolero vehicle was seeing coming. The complainant Cr. Misc. No.M-32808 of 2010 [2] Jitender and EHC Balbir Singh had put-up a barricade and tried to stop the vehicle but the vehicle while breaking the barricade and with an intention to kill struck the vehicle against the check-post. It stopped after some distance and the driver (petitioner) was apprehended. He disclosed his name as Jagjit Singh (petitioner). The vehicle was found to contain 30 bags of English liquor out of which 15 boxes contained quarters of “Bagpiper” and 15 boxes contained liquor with the name of “Officers Choice”. Information in this respect was given to the Excise Department separately. The driver (petitioner) of the vehicle had deliberately broken the Police check-post; besides, had caused obstruction in the performance of the official duties and had caused injuries with an intention to kill. The petitioner is in custody since 3.8.2010. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, Jitender had suffered minor injury. It may, however, be noticed that the prosecution has cited 10 PWs and 5 have been examined. The case before the trial Court is now fixed for 28.1.2011. The allegations against the petitioner are that he had driven his vehicle carrying liquor into the check-post and caused injuries to Constable Jitender who is the complainant in the case. The trial is now mid-way; besides, the allegations are quite serious. Therefore, it would be inexpedient to extend the concession of bail at this stage. It is, however, hoped that the trial Court shall make every effort and endeavour to conclude the trial in the case as expeditiously as possible. Besides, the prosecution shall ensure that its witnesses are present on the next date fixed before the trial Court i.e. on 28.1.2011. In the circumstances, no ground for grant of bail is made out at this stage. Cr. Misc. No.M-32808 of 2010 [3] The criminal miscellaneous petition is accordingly dismissed. January 5, 2011. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*