IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-1283 of 2011 Date of decision: 25.3.2011 Gurpreet Singh …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …. Respondent Present: Mr. M.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. T.S. Salana, DAG, Punjab. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him on 31.7.2007 for the offences under Sections 304-B and 34 IPC. The petitioner is in custody since 5.8.2007. The trial in the case is not making any progress. Out of the 17 witnesses cited by the prosecution, 3 witnesses have been examined, one witness namely Jaswinder Singh has been given up and examination-in-chief of one witness namely Constable Surjit Singh has been recorded; besides, one witness namely Gurdev Singh, Granthi has died. Earlier the petitioner filed Crl. Misc. No. M-14577 of 2008 for grant of bail which was withdrawn at that stage. Thereafter, the petitioner filed CRM No. M-25178 of 2008 for grant of bail and this Court in terms of order dated 1.10.2008 found no ground to grant bail. However, a direction was given to the learned trial Court to expedite the trial as even a single witness had not been recorded till the said date. The petitioner thereafter filed CRM No. M-28450 of 2009 which was also CRM No. M-1283 of 2011 [2] dismissed as withdrawn. However, a direction was issued to the learned trial Court to decide the trial within 4 months. A reference has been made to the various interim orders passed by the learned trial Court to show that the trial in the case is not making any progress. Keeping in view the incarceration of the petitioner for the last 3 years and 8 months and the trial in the case is not making any progress, it would be just and expedient that the petitioner is granted the concession of bail. Accordingly, the Crl. Misc. petition is allowed and the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana shall be admitted to bail. (S.S. SARON) March 25, 2011 JUDGE amit