Crl. Misc No. M 20983 OF 2011 ****** Vijay Kumar vs The State of Punjab Present : Mr. Karan Pathak, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajinder Mathur, AAG Punjab ******* The petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in case FIR No.16, dated 19.5.2010, registered under Section 306 of the IPC, at Police Station Talwara, District Hoshiarpur. On 19.7.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner has now been in custody for the last more than one year and 22 witnesses have been cited and 10 have been examined and all the material witnesses have been declared hostile.” Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from ASI Sewa Singh, is not in a position to deny these factual assertions. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of trial Court/Duty Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) August 02, 2011. JUDGE `kk'