CRM No. M-23774 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-23774 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 03.11.2009 Mohd. Ashraf @ Chikni ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sanjiv Pandey, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 307, 326, 325, 324, 323, 148, 149 at Police Station Malerkotla, District Sangrur, vide FIR No.139 dated 4th November, 2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that trial of the case is already in progress and no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of trial, which may take time to reach its conclusion. Learned counsel for the State (on the instructions from ASI Anwar Ali, who is present in court) has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that antecedents of the petitioner are very bad. He has informed the court that the petitioner is involved in 12 other cases of similar nature. Learned counsel submits that in case the petitioner is enlarged on bail, he is likely to influence the witnesses and tamper with CRM No. M-23774 of 2009 2 evidence. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and given careful thought to the facts of the case. Under the circumstances, I do not find it a fit case for enlarging the petitioner on bail. The petitioner appears to be involved in number of cases of this nature. This apart, allegation in the FIR is that he was armed with a kirpan and caused number of injuries to the complainant and one Mohd. Izaj. The petition is devoid of merit. The same is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE November 03, 2009 'rajpal'