CRM-M-26378-2011 ::::::: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-26378-2011 Date of Decision:14.09.2011 Avtar Singh alias Vishal ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr. Rahul Rampal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S.Brar, AAG, Punjab. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (ORAL) This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a pending trial case registered vide FIR No.165 dated 14.11.2007, under Sections 302, 201 and 34 IPC at Police Station G.R.P.S., Ludhiana, District Ludhiana. The petitioner is being tried in a case of murder and is in custody since 04.04.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that two other co-accused, namely Paramjit Kaur and Baldev Singh @ Sukha have already been granted bail by this Court in CRM-M-21746-2010 and CRM-M-11691-2011 respectively. It is further submitted that the only eye-witness, namely, Manjinder Singh (PW7), has already turned hostile and has not supported the case of the prosecution. Learned State Counsel, however, submits that the petitioner had got recovered a knife which was used in slitting the throat of the deceased, but at the same time he admits that the recovery of weapon has also been effected from Baldev Singh @ Sukha who had also allegedly participated in the murder of Vishal Masih. Learned counsel for the petitioner has claimed parity for the purpose of grant of bail by submitting that the other two co-accused, who are similarly situated, have already been granted bail and the trial is not making any headway as out of total 23 witnesses, only 5 witnesses have [ 1 ] CRM-M-26378-2011 ::::::: been examined so far, whereas the petitioner is in custody for more than 3-½ years. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, but without making any observation on the merits, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his fu rnishing bail bonds alongwith two heavy sureties to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. September 14, 2011. ( Rakesh Kumar Jain ) vinod* Judge [ 2 ]