Criminal Misc. No. M-15060 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-15060 of 2011 Date of Decision: 27.7.2011 Sagar Masih …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.S. Virk, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Mr. K.S. Kahlon, Advocate for the complainant. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. has been filed for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 113 dated 2.9.2008, registered at Police Station Sri Hargobindpur, Police District Batala, under Sections 302, 326, 325, 323, 324, 148 and 149 IPC. This Court, vide order dated 16.2.2009, had earlier declined bail to the petitioner. The present application, for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, has been filed on the ground that the petitioner is in custody since 14.9.2008 i.e. 2 years 7 months. This Court, on 11.7.2011, asked learned counsel for the State as to how many witnesses have been examined and the dates on which Criminal Misc. No. M-15060 of 2011 2 the witnesses could be produced before the Court. In response thereto, Gurdeep Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Batala, Police District Batala, has filed his affidavit and the same is taken on record. In the affidavit, he has stated that in all 16 witnesses are to be examined. He further stated that witnesses No.1 to 4 shall be produced before the trial Court on 2.8.2011, witnesses No. 5 to 7 on 10.8.2011, witnesses No.8 to 11 on 18.8.2011 and the remaining witnesses shall be produced on 26.8.2011. A copy of his affidavit along with Annexure R1 be sent to the trial Court. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Batala, shall remain bound by his affidavit and on the dates fixed, shall produce the witnesses in the trial Court. The Public Prosecutor shall also ensure that the witnesses are produced and examined in the trial Court. On the date fixed, the trial Court shall record the evidence and conclude the trial within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed of. A copy of this order, duly attested by the Court Secretary of this Court, shall be furnished to Mr. N.S. Virk, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for onward transmission and compliance. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge July 27, 2011 “DK”