Crl. Misc. No.-M 25640 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.-M 25640 of 2011 Date of Decision: 14.11.2011 Babli son of Om Parkash …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN. Present: Mr. Pankaj Bali, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikas Malik, AAG, Haryana for the respondent-State. **** Rakesh Kumar Jain, J. (Oral) This is a petition for bail pending trial in a case registered vide FIR No.383 dated 19.05.2011 under Sections 148, 149, 323, 325, 341, 307, 506 of the IPC, at Police Station Civil Lines District Karnal. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the co-accused of the petitioner are on bail. The petitioner is in custody since 09.07.2011. The challan has already been presented. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has caused only simple injury and offence under Section 307 of the IPC has only been added because he had allegedly used Gandasi. Learned counsel for the respondent-State while opposing the bail application submits that the petitioner is an habitual offender and there are other cases registered against him. He has filed an affidavit dated 05.11.2011 of Surinder Kumar Bhoria, HPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), - Crl. Misc. No.-M 25640 of 2011 Karnal, according to which, petitioner is involved in two cases of theft and one case of simple hurt. In this regard, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cases of theft pertain to theft of two buffalos and he is on bail in both the cases, whereas in the third case of hurt which was registered vide FIR No.471 dated 16.07.2009 under Section 323/325/34 of the IPC, no overt-act has been attributed to him. He is also on bail in that case. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts and much less the fact that petitioner has been attributed with simply injury, but without making any observations on the merits of the case, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds along with two heavy local sureties to the satisfaction of learned trial Court. 14.11.2011 (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) vcgarg JUDGE - Crl. Misc. No.-M 25640 of 2011 -