IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M 9515 of 2010 Date of decision: 5.5.2010 Kaushal and another . ... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana . ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present: Mrs. Kiran Bala Jain, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Amit Goyal, AAG, Haryana. **** HARBANS LAL, J. (ORAL) This petition has been moved by Kaushal as well as Ajay , under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking their regular bail in case FIR No. 317 dated 8.6.2009, registered under Section 460 of the Indian Penal Code, at Police Station Assandh, District Karnal. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the material witnesses have been declared hostile and on their being cross-examined by the learned Public Prosecutor for the State, no material favourable to the prosecution could be elicited and both the petitioners are in custody since 21.8.2009. She further puts that as would be apparent from the order dated 17.2.2010, (Annexure P-2) passed by this Court in CRM No. M 32650 of 2009, the co-accused Deepak @ Babloo, who was similarly situated to the petitioners had already been released on bail. These facts have not been denied by the learned State counsel. CRM No. M 9515 of 2010 -2- By applying the rule of parity, I deem it appropriate to admit the bail to the petitioners. Bail to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal. May 5, 2010 (HARBANS LAL) rishu JUDGE