Crl. Misc. No.M-2524 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-2524 of 2011 Date of Decision: September 6, 2011 Mannu …..Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.A.K. Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Shalini Attri, DAG, Haryana. Mr.G.S. Kharti, Advocate for the complainant. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) The petitioner is real brother of Dinesh has admitted by the complainant in her cross-examination but she has not been able to justify as to why the petitioner was not named at the first instance to have accompanied Dinesh, who is named in the FIR. It will be inappropriate at this stage to appreciate the evidence while considering the application for bail lest it should prejudice the rights of the investigating agency or the petitioner. Crl. Misc. No.M-2524 of 2011 [2] State counsel informs that only two formal witnesses are yet to be examined. The petitioner has been in custody for the last about 1 year and six months. In peculiar circumstances of this case, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to raise all the pleas at the time of final adjudication with a specific direction to the trial Court to conclude the trial within a period of three months, after the next date of hearing i.e. w.e.f. September 8, 2011 by giving fair opportunity to the petitioner to produce his defence, if the petitioner so desires. September 6, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE