S.B. Cr. Bail Application No. 5645/2007 (Salim Mohd. Vs. State of Rajasthan) Date of order : 19.11.2007 HON'BLE MR.H.R.PANWAR,J. Mr. T.R.S.Sodha for the petitioner. Mr. Ashok Upadhhay, P.P. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and public prosecutor for the State. Perused the order impugned. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the accused is in jail since June, 2007. From the perusal of the order impugned, it appears that the petitioner has been in the habit of committing the offence of theft and as many as 8 cases are pending and now the case has reached to the stage of recording evidence. In such matters, the possibility cannot be ruled out that if the petitioner is released on bail, he would again abscond and again the matter would not proceed. Since the matter is at the stage of recording evidence, in my view, it is not proper to release the petitioner on bail at this stage. The bail application filed by the petitioner is therefore, dismissed. The trial court is directed to record the evidence of the material witnesses utmost expeditiously and conclude the trial within three months. (H.R.PANWAR), J. rp